NEW YORK, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Tuesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.1 percent to 98.265 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro fell to 1.1647 dollars from 1.1660 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound slipped to 1.3485 dollars from 1.3505 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 147.51 Japanese yen, lower than 147.86 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar traded flat at 0.8076 Swiss francs, and it added to 1.3864 Canadian dollars from 1.3812 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar climbed to 9.5950 Swedish kronor from 9.5622 Swedish kronor. ■
