NEW YORK, March 31 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Tuesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, dropped 0.54 percent to 99.965 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro increased to 1.1523 dollars from 1.1457 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was up to 1.3189 dollars from 1.3186 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 158.95 Japanese yen, lower than 159.58 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar advanced to 0.8008 Swiss francs from 0.8 Swiss francs, and it added to 1.3937 Canadian dollars from 1.3926 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar was down to 9.4895 Swedish Kronor from 9.5556 Swedish Kronor.
