NEW YORK, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar softened in late trading on Friday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, dropped 0.17 percent to 97.900 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro climbed to 1.1778 dollars from 1.1751 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound increased to 1.3622 dollars from 1.3583 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 156.71 Japanese yen, higher than 156.67 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar fell to 0.7766 Swiss francs from 0.7788 Swiss francs, and it rose to 1.3681 Canadian dollars from 1.3635 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar fell to 9.2323 Swedish kronor from 9.2432 Swedish kronor.
