NEW YORK, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Tuesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.15 percent to 101.867 at 3:00 p.m. (2000 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro decreased to 1.1190 dollars from 1.1194 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound increased to 1.3415 dollars from 1.3410 U.S. dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 158.73 Japanese yen, higher than 157.91 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar advanced to 0.8209 Swiss francs from 0.8183 Swiss francs, and it climbed to 1.4003 Canadian dollars from 1.3987 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar rose to 9.7940 Swedish Kronor from 9.7807 Swedish Kronor.
