NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Monday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, gained 0.1 percent to 99.087 at 3 p.m. (2000 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro dropped to 1.1640 dollars from 1.1643 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound lost to 1.3327 dollars from 1.3334 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 155.91 Japanese yen, higher than 155.29 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar added to 0.8067 Swiss francs from 0.8044 Swiss francs, and it advanced to 1.385 Canadian dollars from 1.3837 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar fell to 9.402 Swedish kronor from 9.4059 Swedish kronor.
