NEW YORK, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Thursday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.21 percent to 97.824 at 3 p.m. (2000 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro decreased to 1.1794 dollars from 1.1809 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was down to 1.3549 dollars from 1.3663 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 156.9 Japanese yen, higher than 156.82 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar was up to 0.7774 Swiss francs from 0.7766 Swiss francs, and it climbed to 1.3682 Canadian dollars from 1.3668 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar rose to 9.0363 Swedish kronor from 8.9864 Swedish kronor.
