NEW YORK, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Friday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, dropped 0.41 percent to 97.853 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro advanced to 1.1703 dollars from 1.1642 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound rose to 1.3554 dollars from 1.3533 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 147.21 Japanese yen, lower than 147.88 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar was down to 0.8062 Swiss francs from 0.8085 Swiss francs, and it decreased to 1.3813 Canadian dollars from 1.3814 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar lost to 9.5524 Swedish kronor from 9.5888 Swedish kronor. ■
