NEW YORK, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Tuesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.28 percent to 99.134 at 3 p.m. (2000 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro fell to 1.1649 U.S. dollars from 1.1672 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound declined to 1.3435 dollars from 1.3466 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 159.11 Japanese yen, higher than 158.14 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.8006 Swiss francs from 0.797 Swiss francs, and it climbed to 1.3887 Canadian dollars from 1.3871 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar advanced to 9.2132 Swedish kronor from 9.1693 Swedish kronor.
