NEW YORK, June 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Wednesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased 0.47 percent to 98.631 at 3:00 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro increased to 1.1486 U.S. dollars from 1.1420 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound added to 1.3547 dollars from 1.3494 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 144.51 Japanese yen, lower than 144.96 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar was down to 0.8205 Swiss francs from 0.8230 Swiss francs, and it dropped to 1.3663 Canadian dollars from 1.3690 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar lost to 9.5636 Swedish Kronor from 9.6032 Swedish Kronor. ■
