NEW YORK, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Friday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.2 percent to 101.811 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro lost to 1.1193 dollars from 1.1220 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound dropped to 1.3371 dollars from 1.3400 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 156.87 Japanese yen, higher than 156.78 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar was up to 0.8252 Swiss francs from 0.8205 Swiss francs, and it decreased to 1.4004 Canadian dollars from 1.4008 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar advanced to 9.9424 Swedish kronor from 9.9079 Swedish kronor.
