* Dollar steadies after rising modestly on Fed's rate hike
* Fed's rate hike projections as expected, limits lift for dollar
* Fall by Treasury yields reduces support for greenback
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2018 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh
By Shinichi Saoshiro
TOKYO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The dollar steadied against its peers early on Thursday as the small boost it received from a U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate hike faded, with a decline in U.S. Treasury yields reducing support for the greenback.
The dollar index against a basket of six major currencies .DXY stood little changed at 94.261 after nudging up 0.15 percent overnight.
As expected the Fed raised interest rates for the third time this year on Wednesday. The statement said the Fed still foresees another rate hike in December, three more next year, and one increase in 2020. also dropped a reference in its statement to the word "accommodative", although Fed Chairman Jerome Powell later said policy was still accommodative. The Fed has gradually raised rates since late 2015 from a near-zero level.
Long-term U.S. Treasury yields US10YT=RR declined following the Fed's tightening, pulling back from four-month highs of 3.11 percent scaled earlier in week, with some investors thought to have wagered the Fed would hint at faster monetary tightening. US/
The dollar sagged against the yen in the wake of declining Treasury yields. The greenback was little changed at 112.76 yen JPY= , having slipped from a two-month peak of 113.145 brushed on Wednesday.
"The Fed meeting did not provide strong direction for currencies. This is because policymakers' economic views and their outlook on rate hikes through 2020 were mostly as expected," said Junichi Ishikawa, senior FX strategist at IG Securities.
"Meanwhile, the dollar has gone on the defensive against the yen due to declining Treasury yields and weaker equities."
Wall Street shares reversed earlier gains and ended slightly lower on Wednesday. .N
The euro was up 0.05 percent at $1.1749 EUR= after declining 0.2 percent the previous day. The pound was little changed at $1.3172 GBP=D4 following a 0.1 percent dip overnight.
Emerging market currencies such as the Mexican peso MXN=D2 and the South African rand ZAR=D4 held gains after rising overnight, relieved that the Fed's projected path of rate increases were in line with expectations.
MSCI's index for emerging market currencies .MIEM00000CUS edged up 0.1 percent after gaining 0.2 percent on Wednesday. (Editing by Eric Meijer)