NEW YORK, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Wednesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, gained 0.04 percent to 99.21 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro declined to 1.1631 U.S. dollars from 1.1635 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound declined to 1.3430 U.S. dollars from 1.3445 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 159.51 Japanese yen, higher than 159.33 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.7868 Swiss francs from 0.7857 Swiss francs, and it increased to 1.3835 Canadian dollars from 1.3813 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar decreased to 9.2972 Swedish kronor from 9.3198 Swedish kronor. ■
