NEW YORK, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Monday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.24 percent to 99.981 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.1549 dollars from 1.1515 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound advanced to 1.3241 dollars from 1.3192 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 159.63 Japanese yen, lower than 159.65 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar decreased to 0.7977 Swiss francs from 0.8008 Swiss francs, and it dropped to 1.3914 Canadian dollars from 1.3944 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar slipped to 9.4355 Swedish kronor from 9.4828 Swedish kronor.
