NEW YORK, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar climbed in late trading on Monday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.67 percent to 97.635 at 3 p.m. (2000 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro declined to 1.1783 dollars from 1.1865 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.3651 dollars from 1.3696 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 155.71 Japanese yen, higher than 154.56 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar climbed to 0.7809 Swiss francs from 0.7722 Swiss francs, and it rose to 1.3698 Canadian dollars from 1.3602 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar added to 8.9780 Swedish kronor from 8.8927 Swedish kronor.
