NEW YORK, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Monday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.37 percent to 102.590 at 3:00 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro lost to 1.1156 dollars from 1.1202 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.3206 dollars from 1.3241 U.S. dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 158.68 Japanese yen, higher than 158.21 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar climbed to 0.8348 Swiss francs from 0.8298 Swiss francs, and it advanced to 1.4286 Canadian dollars from 1.4266 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar rose to 10.0444 Swedish Kronor from 9.9909 Swedish Kronor.
