NEW YORK, May 29 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Thursday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased by 0.6 percent to 99.277 at 3:00 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.1375 U.S. dollars from 1.1294 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound increased to 1.3498 dollars from 1.3470 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 144.00 Japanese yen, lower than 144.84 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar decreased to 0.8224 Swiss francs from 0.8270 Swiss francs, and it was down to 1.3801 Canadian dollars from 1.3830 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar declined to 9.5522 Swedish Kronor from 9.6504 Swedish Kronor.
