NEW YORK, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Friday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased by 0.09 percent to 98.801 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro added to 1.1683 dollars from 1.1676 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound climbed to 1.3652 dollars from 1.3628 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 159.02 Japanese yen, lower than 159.14 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar was up to 0.8008 Swiss francs from 0.8007 Swiss francs, and it dropped to 1.3761 Canadian dollars from 1.3790 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar was down to 9.4626 Swedish kronor from 9.4908 Swedish kronor.
