NEW YORK, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar climbed in late trading on Wednesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, gained 0.68 percent to 100.228 at 3 p.m. (2000 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro was down to 1.1521 dollars from 1.1585 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound dropped to 1.3046 dollars from 1.3155 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 157.03 Japanese yen, higher than 155.53 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar was up to 0.8064 Swiss francs from 0.7992 Swiss francs, and it rose to 1.4057 Canadian dollars from 1.3979 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar advanced to 9.5628 Swedish kronor from 9.4640 Swedish kronor.
