NEW YORK, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Friday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.07 percent to 99.389 at 3 p.m. (2000 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro declined to 1.1596 dollars from 1.1614 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound decreased to 1.3381 dollars from 1.3386 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 158.11 Japanese yen, lower than 158.54 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar climbed to 0.8034 Swiss francs from 0.8031 Swiss francs, and it advanced to 1.3917 Canadian dollars from 1.3893 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar added to 9.2305 Swedish kronor from 9.2263 Swedish kronor.
