U.S. dollar ticks down

NEW YORK, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Thursday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, dropped to 0.09 percent to 100.904 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro increased to 1.1434 U.S. dollars from 1.1426 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound rose to 1.3416 dollars from 1.3400 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 162.34 Japanese yen, lower than 162.48 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar dropped to 0.8066 Swiss francs from 0.8076 Swiss francs, and it decreased to 1.4167 Canadian dollars from 1.4169 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar fell to 9.6602 Swedish kronor from 9.6903 Swedish kronor.