NEW YORK, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Wednesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased 0.61 percent to 98.177 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro climbed to 1.1663 dollars from 1.1574 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound advanced to 1.3363 dollars from 1.3295 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 147.07 Japanese yen, lower than 147.61 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar fell to 0.8063 Swiss francs from 0.8074 Swiss francs, and it dropped to 1.3742 Canadian dollars from 1.3784 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar declined to 9.6068 Swedish kronor from 9.6722 Swedish kronor.
