NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Friday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, gained 0.18 percent to 98.599 at 3:00 p.m. (2000 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro decreased to 1.1724 dollars from 1.1725 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound added to 1.3391 dollars from 1.3386 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 157.51 Japanese yen, higher than 155.52 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar advanced to 0.7946 Swiss francs from 0.7940 Swiss francs, and it climbed to 1.3786 Canadian dollars from 1.3781 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar was down to 9.2556 Swedish kronor from 9.2846 Swedish kronor.
