NEW YORK, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Thursday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, went up 0.23 percent to 97.922 at 3 p.m. (2000 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro declined to 1.1763 dollars from 1.1788 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound decreased to 1.3451 dollars from 1.3503 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 155.09 Japanese yen, higher than 154.79 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.7759 Swiss francs from 0.7728 Swiss francs, and it was up to 1.3706 Canadian dollars from 1.3698 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar added to 9.0773 Swedish kronor from 9.0395 Swedish kronor.
