U.S. dollar ticks up

NEW YORK, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Tuesday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, went up 0.67 percent to 99.046 at 3 p.m. (2000 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro fell to 1.1603 dollars from 1.1707 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound declined to 1.3334 dollars from 1.3422 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 157.76 Japanese yen, higher than 157.23 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar increased to 0.7822 Swiss francs from 0.7784 Swiss francs, and it decreased to 1.3667 Canadian dollars from 1.3673 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar added to 9.2882 Swedish kronor from 9.1347 Swedish kronor.