NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar decreased in late trading on Thursday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, dropped 0.75 percent to 106.373 at 3:00 p.m. (2000 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro climbed to 1.0501 U.S. dollars from 1.0425 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound increased to 1.2670 dollars from 1.2584 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 149.78 Japanese yen, lower than 151.52 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar fell to 0.8977 Swiss francs from 0.9038 Swiss francs, and it dropped to 1.4174 Canadian dollars from 1.4232 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar decreased to 10.6303 Swedish Kronor from 10.7225 Swedish Kronor.
