FOREX-Dollar extends gains on consumer confidence data

(Updates with latest market moves, adds reaction to U.S. consumer confidence report for August)

NEW YORK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar extended gains on Tuesday after a report showed U.S. consumer confidence was higher than expected in August.

The euro was last trading at $1.4637 <EUR=> compared with 1.4645 before the report. The dollar was last trading at 109.50 yen, up 0.2 percent on the day, from 109.40 yen <JPY=> before the release of the data. (Reporting by Nick Olivari; Editing by James Dalgleish)