NEW YORK, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Wednesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, dropped 0.07 percent to 98.056 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro advanced to 1.1800 dollars from 1.1795 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound added to 1.3572 dollars from 1.3567 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 159.05 Japanese yen, higher than 158.74 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar climbed to 0.7818 Swiss francs from 0.7810 Swiss francs, and it declined to 1.3729 Canadian dollars from 1.3771 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar fell to 9.1580 Swedish kronor from 9.1810 Swedish kronor.
