NEW YORK, April 3 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in the trading on Friday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, went up 0.19 percent to 100.218 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro dropped to 1.1515 dollars from 1.1544 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.3192 dollars from 1.3227 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 159.65 Japanese yen, higher than 159.34 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.8008 Swiss francs from 0.7984 Swiss francs, and it climbed to 1.3944 Canadian dollars from 1.3921 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar added to 9.4828 Swedish kronor from 9.4234 Swedish kronor.
