NEW YORK, June 26 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Thursday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased by 0.54 percent to 97.147 at 3:00 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro was up to 1.1721 U.S. dollars from 1.1661 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound increased to 1.3749 dollars from 1.3663 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 144.20 Japanese yen, lower than 145.16 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar lost to 0.7991 Swiss francs from 0.8042 Swiss francs, and it declined to 1.3627 Canadian dollars from 1.3728 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar fell to 9.4849 Swedish Kronor from 9.4854 Swedish Kronor.
