NEW YORK, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Thursday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, went up 0.52 percent to 99.746 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro declined to 1.1521 dollars from 1.1569 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.3356 dollars from 1.3407 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 159.31 Japanese yen, higher than 158.89 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.7845 Swiss francs from 0.7799 Swiss francs, and it climbed to 1.3626 Canadian dollars from 1.3587 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar added to 9.3433 Swedish kronor from 9.2301 Swedish kronor.
