U.S. dollar ticks down

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Tuesday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased 0.16 percent to 98.147 at 3 p.m. (2000 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro increased to 1.1758 dollars from 1.1749 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound climbed to 1.3426 dollars from 1.3373 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 154.68 Japanese yen, lower than 155.24 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar dropped to 0.7946 Swiss francs from 0.7966 Swiss francs, and it fell to 1.3746 Canadian dollars from 1.3773 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar declined to 9.2890 Swedish kronor from 9.2895 Swedish kronor.