NEW YORK, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Tuesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, gained 0.14 percent to 99.326 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro was down to 1.1604 dollars from 1.1637 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.3397 dollars from 1.3411 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 159.06 Japanese yen, higher than 159.01 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.7892 Swiss francs from 0.7856 Swiss francs, and it climbed to 1.3750 Canadian dollars from 1.3749 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar decreased to 9.4055 Swedish kronor from 9.4093 Swedish kronor.
