NEW YORK, March 23 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Monday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.69 percent to 98.958 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro was up to 1.1607 dollars from 1.1559 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound climbed to 1.3425 dollars from 1.3337 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 158.45 Japanese yen, lower than 159.22 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar slipped to 0.7865 Swiss francs from 0.7885 Swiss francs, and it rose to 1.3719 Canadian dollars from 1.3707 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar was down to 9.3095 Swedish kronor from 9.3594 Swedish kronor.
