U.S. dollar ticks up

NEW YORK, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar climbed in late trading on Wednesday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.12 percent to 98.761 at 3:00 p.m. (2000 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro dropped to 1.1682 dollars from 1.1712 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was down to 1.3415 dollars from 1.3428 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 158.50 Japanese yen, higher than 158.29 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar was up to 0.7964 Swiss francs from 0.7904 Swiss francs, and it fell to 1.3827 Canadian dollars from 1.3834 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar declined to 9.1111 Swedish kronor from 9.1369 Swedish kronor.