NEW YORK, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Tuesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased by 0.08 percent to 106.365 at 3:00 p.m. (2000 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro increased to 1.0504 U.S. dollars from 1.0490 U.S. dollars in the previous session, and the British pound advanced to 1.2668 U.S. dollars from 1.2650 U.S. dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 149.51 Japanese yen, lower than 149.52 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar decreased to 0.8863 Swiss francs from 0.8868 Swiss francs, and it rose to 1.4071 Canadian dollars from 1.4046 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar added to 11.0189 Swedish kronor from 10.9995 Swedish kronor.
