NEW YORK, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Thursday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, went up 0.32 percent to 105.588 at 3:00 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro was down to 1.0711 dollars from 1.0743 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound dropped to 1.2671 dollars from 1.2718 U.S. dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 158.80 Japanese yen, higher than 158.02 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar added to 0.8909 Swiss francs from 0.8846 Swiss francs, and it lost to 1.3689 Canadian dollars from 1.3713 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar rose to 10.4955 Swedish Kronor from 10.4430 Swedish Kronor.
