NEW YORK, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Monday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, gained 0.06 percent to 97.955 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro dropped to 1.1775 U.S. dollars from 1.1778 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound rose to 1.3629 dollars from 1.3622 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 157.21 Japanese yen, higher than 156.71 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar increased to 0.7782 Swiss francs from 0.7766 Swiss francs, and it decreased to 1.3673 Canadian dollars from 1.3681 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar fell to 9.2235 Swedish kronor from 9.2323 Swedish kronor.
