NEW YORK, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Monday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.53 percent to 97.480 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro decreased to 1.1719 dollars from 1.1779 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.3612 dollars from 1.3653 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 146.18 Japanese yen, higher than 144.48 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar advanced to 0.7983 Swiss francs from 0.7935 Swiss francs, and it rose to 1.3662 Canadian dollars from 1.3604 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar decreased to 9.5113 Swedish kronor from 9.5581 Swedish kronor.
