SINGAPORE, Aug 2 Reuters The dollar struggled to make headway on Wednesday after a cut on the U.S. government39;s top credit rating by Fitch raised questions about the country39;s fiscal outlook, though it drew some support from a relatively resilient run of economic data.

Rating agency Fitch on Tuesday downgraded the United States to AA from AAA in a move that drew an angry response from the White House and surprised investors, coming despite the resolution two months ago of the debt ceiling crisis.

That nudged the greenback lower, lifting the euro toward 1.10. The single currency last gained 0.12, after earlier touching a sessionhigh of 1.1020.

Sterling steadied at 1.27755, while the U.S. dollar index rose 0.07 to 102.07, having slipped broadly in the wake of the Fitch news.

We don39;t think the Fitch decision is that material. Certainly, we39;ve seen the market move a little bit this morning … but over the near term, I don39;t think it39;s going to be a longer lasting driver, said Rodrigo Catril, senior currency strategist at National Australia Bank NAB.

The dollar also found some support from Tuesday39;s economic data that showed U.S. job openings remained at levels consistent with tight labour market conditions, even as they fell to the lowest level in more than two years in June.

A separate report suggested U.S. manufacturing might be stabilising at weaker levels in July amid a gradual improvement in new orders, though factory employment dropped to a…