U.S. dollar ticks down

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Tuesday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased 0.21 percent to 98.225 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro climbed to 1.1644 dollars from 1.1621 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound increased to 1.3480 dollars from 1.3460 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 147.38 Japanese yen, lower than 147.80 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar fell to 0.8032 Swiss francs from 0.8060 Swiss francs, and it declined to 1.3835 Canadian dollars from 1.3853 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar slipped to 9.5590 Swedish kronor from 9.5916 Swedish kronor.