U.S. dollar ticks down

NEW YORK, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Friday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased by 0.85 percent to 99.110 at 3:00 p.m. (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro advanced to 1.1360 U.S. dollars from 1.1278 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was up to 1.3531 dollars from 1.3423 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 142.52 Japanese yen, lower than 144.15 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar declined to 0.8209 Swiss francs from 0.8292 Swiss francs, and it dropped to 1.3721 Canadian dollars from 1.3867 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar fell to 9.5164 Swedish Kronor from 9.6352 Swedish Kronor.