NEW YORK, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Wednesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, gained 0.55 percent to 100.091 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro lost to 1.1539 dollars from 1.1610 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound decreased to 1.3338 dollars from 1.3429 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 160.50 Japanese yen, higher than 160.44 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.7971 Swiss francs from 0.7931 Swiss francs, and it increased to 1.4071 Canadian dollars from 1.3993 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar climbed to 9.4610 Swedish kronor from 9.3618 Swedish kronor.
