U.S. dollar softens after Powell's remarks, weak U.S. manufacturing PMI

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar lost in late trading on Friday, on dovish comments from Fed officials and lower-than-expected manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for November.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.22 percent at 103.2734 in late trading.