NEW YORK, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Thursday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, gained 0.75 percent to 100.846 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro declined to 1.1459 dollars from 1.1539 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound decreased to 1.3203 dollars from 1.3338 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 161.68 Japanese yen, higher than 160.50 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar was up to 0.8051 Swiss francs from 0.7971 Swiss francs, and it rose to 1.4140 Canadian dollars from 1.4071 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar added to 9.5874 Swedish Kronor from 9.4610 Swedish Kronor.
