NEW YORK, May 4 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Monday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.22 percent to 98.377 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro lost to 1.1692 dollars from 1.1731 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound declined to 1.3534 dollars from 1.3589 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 157.24 Japanese yen, higher than 157.02 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar was up to 0.7836 Swiss francs from 0.7811 Swiss francs, and it climbed to 1.3611 Canadian dollars from 1.3587 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar rose to 9.2861 Swedish kronor from 9.2172 Swedish kronor.
