NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Monday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.84 percent to 96.814 at 3 p.m. (2000 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro climbed to 1.1921 dollars from 1.1819 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound added to 1.3699 dollars from 1.3616 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 155.68 Japanese yen, lower than 157.1 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar slipped to 0.7660 Swiss francs from 0.7754 Swiss francs, and it was down to 1.3557 Canadian dollars from 1.3658 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar decreased to 8.9094 Swedish kronor from 9.0201 Swedish kronor.
