NEW YORK, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Thursday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, went up 0.56 percent to 99.316 at 3 p.m. (2000 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro was down to 1.1583 dollars from 1.1625 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.3328 dollars from 1.3351 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 157.77 Japanese yen, higher than 157.15 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar was up to 0.7827 Swiss francs from 0.7800 Swiss francs, and it increased to 1.3697 Canadian dollars from 1.3669 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar advanced to 9.2657 Swedish kronor from 9.1761 Swedish kronor.
