NEW YORK, June 9 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Monday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased by 0.25 percent to 98.939 at 3:00 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro advanced to 1.1428 U.S. dollars from 1.1397 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was up to 1.3563 dollars from 1.3530 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 144.56 Japanese yen, lower than 144.85 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar was down to 0.8213 Swiss francs from 0.8222 Swiss francs, and it dropped to 1.3677 Canadian dollars from 1.3696 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar declined to 9.5872 Swedish Kronor from 9.6428 Swedish Kronor. ■
