NEW YORK, June 22 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Monday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.29 percent to 101.024 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro declined to 1.1424 dollars from 1.1477 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was up to 1.3244 dollars from 1.3234 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 161.42 Japanese yen, higher than 161.26 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar added to 0.8091 Swiss francs from 0.8066 Swiss francs, and it lost to 1.4157 Canadian dollars from 1.4174 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar rose to 9.6212 Swedish kronor from 9.5742 Swedish kronor.
