The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major counterparts, rose to 92.602, the highest since early April. It last traded up 0.2% at 92.572.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 131.02 points, or 0.38%, to 34,633.53, the S&P 500 gained 22.44 points, or 0.52%, to 4,319.94 and the Nasdaq Composite added 18.42 points, or 0.13%, to 14,522.38.
Brent crude settled up $1.22, or 1.63%, at $75.84 a barrel. U.S. crude settled up $1.76, or 2.4%, at $75.18 per barrel.
Spot gold prices rose $3.3126, or 0.19 percent, to $1,773.12 an ounce.
The benchmark 10-year yield was last up 3.1 basis points at 1.4747%. On Wednesday, it tumbled to its lowest level since June 21 at 1.438%, due mostly to quarter- and month-end demand.