NEW YORK, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Wednesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased 0.24 percent to 98.142 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro added to 1.1662 dollars from 1.1645 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was up to 1.3442 dollars from 1.3386 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 147.97 Japanese yen, lower than 148.28 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar was up to 0.8040 Swiss francs from 0.8038 Swiss francs, and it rose to 1.3797 Canadian dollars from 1.3780 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar fell to 9.4280 Swedish kronor from 9.4472 Swedish kronor. ■
