NEW YORK, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Monday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.14 percent to 101.98 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro was down to 1.1212 dollars from 1.1233 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.3305 dollars from 1.3319 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 158.52 Japanese yen, higher than 158.05 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar was up to 0.8265 Swiss francs from 0.8242 Swiss francs, and it lost to 1.4106 Canadian dollars from 1.4153 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar rose to 9.92 Swedish kronor from 9.9192 Swedish kronor.
