NEW YORK, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Wednesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.08 percent to 101.78 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro fell to 1.1223 dollars from 1.1237 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound advanced to 1.3384 dollars from 1.3383 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 158.29 Japanese yen, higher than 158.20 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar climbed to 0.8254 Swiss francs from 0.8248 Swiss francs, and it was down to 1.4052 Canadian dollars from 1.4057 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar rose to 9.8985 Swedish kronor from 9.8979 Swedish kronor.
