NEW YORK, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Tuesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, gained 0.35 percent to 98.298 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro fell to 1.1741 U.S. dollars from 1.1775 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was down to 1.3532 dollars from 1.3629 U.S. dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 157.59 Japanese yen, higher than 157.21 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar advanced to 0.7808 Swiss francs from 0.7782 Swiss francs, and it climbed to 1.3701 Canadian dollars from 1.3673 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar was up to 9.2926 Swedish kronor from 9.2235 Swedish kronor.
