NEW YORK, May 29 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Wednesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, went up 0.46 percent to 105.098 at 3:00 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro declined to 1.0806 U.S. dollars from 1.0858 U.S. dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.2705 U.S. dollars from 1.2758 U.S. dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 157.67 Japanese yen, higher than 157.15 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar increased to 0.9137 Swiss francs from 0.9122 Swiss francs, and it rose to 1.3711 Canadian dollars from 1.3648 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar advanced to 10.6735 Swedish kronor from 10.5709 Swedish kronor.
