NEW YORK, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Thursday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased by 0.05 percent to 98.741 at 3:00 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro climbed to 1.1442 U.S. dollars from 1.1421 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was up to 1.3580 dollars from 1.3558 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 143.63 Japanese yen, higher than 142.81 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.8204 Swiss francs from 0.8178 Swiss francs, and it lost to 1.3661 Canadian dollars from 1.3665 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar dropped to 9.5687 Swedish Kronor from 9.5725 Swedish Kronor.
