NEW YORK, June 23 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Tuesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, gained 0.38 percent to 101.408 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro decreased to 1.1379 dollars from 1.1424 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.3188 dollars from 1.3244 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 161.57 Japanese yen, higher than 161.42 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.8100 Swiss francs from 0.8091 Swiss francs, and it increased to 1.4214 Canadian dollars from 1.4157 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar climbed to 9.7466 Swedish kronor from 9.6212 Swedish kronor.
