NEW YORK, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Friday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.21 percent to 101.837 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro was up to 1.1233 dollars from 1.1212 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound advanced to 1.3319 dollars from 1.3272 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 158.05 Japanese yen, lower than 158.14 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar was down to 0.8242 Swiss francs from 0.8271 Swiss francs, and it declined to 1.4153 Canadian dollars from 1.419 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar lost to 9.9192 Swedish kronor from 9.9597 Swedish kronor.
