U.S. dollar ticks down

NEW YORK, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Monday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, dropped to 0.28 percent to 98.370 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro increased to 1.1728 dollars from 1.1725 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was up to 1.3477 dollars from 1.3463 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 159.50 Japanese yen, higher than 159.28 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar declined to 0.7859 Swiss francs from 0.7893 Swiss francs, and it lost to 1.3800 Canadian dollars from 1.3830 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar dropped to 9.2013 Swedish kronor from 9.2781 Swedish kronor.