NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar advanced in late trading on Friday due to higher safe haven demand.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, went up 0.32 percent to 108.037 at 3:00 p.m. (2000 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro declined to 1.0333 U.S. dollars from 1.0385 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.2413 dollars from 1.2436 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 151.36 Japanese yen, lower than 151.39 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar advanced to 0.9092 Swiss francs from 0.9051 Swiss francs, but it was down to 1.4285 Canadian dollars from 1.4319 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar rose to 10.9399 Swedish Kronor from 10.8963 Swedish Kronor.
