U.S. dollar ticks down

NEW YORK, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Monday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.65 percent to 99.705 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro advanced to 1.1521 dollars from 1.1440 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound added to 1.3333 dollars from 1.3245 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 158.95 Japanese yen, lower than 159.61 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar was down to 0.7867 Swiss francs from 0.7899 Swiss francs, and it decreased to 1.3670 Canadian dollars from 1.3734 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar slipped to 9.3263 Swedish kronor from 9.4467 Swedish kronor.