NEW YORK, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Friday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased by 0.16 percent to 98.707 at 3:00 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro increased to 1.1529 U.S. dollars from 1.1485 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound rose to 1.3465 dollars from 1.3458 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 145.97 Japanese yen, higher than 145.48 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar decreased to 0.8172 Swiss francs from 0.8175 Swiss francs, and it climbed to 1.3729 Canadian dollars from 1.3713 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar was up to 9.6651 Swedish Kronor from 9.6420 Swedish Kronor. ■
