NEW YORK, April 24 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar softened in late trading on Thursday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, lost 0.47 percent to 99.375 at 3:00 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro increased to 1.1378 U.S. dollars from 1.1322 U.S. dollars in the previous session, and the British pound rose to 1.3326 U.S. dollars from 1.3265 U.S. dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 142.73 Japanese yen, lower than 143.45 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar decreased to 0.8281 Swiss francs from 0.8297 Swiss francs, and it dropped to 1.3861 Canadian dollars from 1.3887 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar fell to 9.5963 Swedish kronor from 9.7032 Swedish kronor.
