NEW YORK, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar advanced in late trading on Wednesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, gained 0.32 percent to 103.589 at 3:00 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro fell to 1.0856 U.S. dollars from 1.0887 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound decreased to 1.2984 dollars from 1.3068 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 149.78 Japanese yen, higher than 149.28 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar climbed to 0.8654 Swiss francs from 0.8628 Swiss francs, and it was down to 1.3760 Canadian dollars from 1.3793 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar added to 10.5182 Swedish Kronor from 10.4203 Swedish Kronor.
