U.S. dollar ticks down

NEW YORK, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Tuesday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased 0.12 percent to 98.667 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.1662 dollars from 1.1650 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound slipped to 1.3280 dollars from 1.3338 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 152.11 Japanese yen, lower than 152.82 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar decreased to 0.7930 Swiss francs from 0.7952 Swiss francs, and it fell to 1.3942 Canadian dollars from 1.3993 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar was down to 9.3614 Swedish kronor from 9.3758 Swedish kronor.