NEW YORK, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Thursday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased 0.43 percent to 97.814 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro added to 1.1689 dollars from 1.1632 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was up to 1.3516 dollars from 1.3497 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 146.82 Japanese yen, lower than 147.39 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar slipped to 0.8012 Swiss francs from 0.8025 Swiss francs, and it declined to 1.3747 Canadian dollars from 1.3794 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar fell to 9.4679 Swedish Kronor from 9.5320 Swedish Kronor.
