NEW YORK, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Thursday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.41 percent to 98.359 at 3 p.m. (2000 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.1744 dollars from 1.1682 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound increased to 1.3491 dollars from 1.3415 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 158.4 Japanese yen, lower than 158.5 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar slipped to 0.7901 Swiss francs from 0.7964 Swiss francs, and it was down to 1.3792 Canadian dollars from 1.3827 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar decreased to 9.0102 Swedish kronor from 9.1111 Swedish kronor.
