NEW YORK, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Wednesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, dropped 0.26 percent to 97.839 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.17 dollars from 1.1669 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound climbed to 1.3567 dollars from 1.3496 U.S. dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 147.44 Japanese yen, lower than 147.73 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar dropped to 0.8056 Swiss francs from 0.8074 Swiss francs, and it declined to 1.3771 Canadian dollars from 1.3777 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar was up to 9.5529 Swedish kronor from 9.5486 Swedish kronor.
