NEW YORK, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Wednesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, dropped 0.28 percent to 98.764 at 3 p.m. (2000 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro climbed to 1.1625 dollars from 1.1603 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was up to 1.3351 dollars from 1.3334 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 157.15 Japanese yen, lower than 157.76 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar fell to 0.78 Swiss francs from 0.7822 Swiss francs, and it increased to 1.3669 Canadian dollars from 1.3667 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar lost to 9.1761 Swedish Kronor from 9.2882 Swedish Kronor.
