NEW YORK, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Wednesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.37 percent to 102.554 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro was down to 1.1153 dollars from 1.1201 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.3181 dollars from 1.3257 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 158.2 Japanese yen, lower than 158.3 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.8345 Swiss francs from 0.8325 Swiss francs, and it advanced to 1.4247 Canadian dollars from 1.4215 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar was up to 10.0321 Swedish kronor from 9.9618 Swedish kronor.
