U.S. dollar ticks up

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Monday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.15 percent to 101.959 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro was down to 1.1183 dollars from 1.1193 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.335 dollars from 1.3371 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 157.43 Japanese yen, higher than 156.87 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.8273 Swiss francs from 0.8252 Swiss francs, and it was up to 1.402 Canadian dollars from 1.4004 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar advanced to 9.951 Swedish kronor from 9.9424 Swedish kronor.