NEW YORK, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar climbed in late trading on Friday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.73 percent to 96.989 at 3 p.m. (2000 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro dropped to 1.1865 dollars from 1.1951 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound lost to 1.3696 dollars from 1.3802 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 154.56 Japanese yen, higher than 152.99 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar added to 0.7722 Swiss francs from 0.7668 Swiss francs, and it rose to 1.3602 Canadian dollars from 1.3513 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar climbed to 8.8927 Swedish kronor from 8.8268 Swedish kronor.
