NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Friday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.23 percent to 103.412 at 3 p.m. (2000 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro was down to 1.1023 dollars from 1.1056 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound decreased to 1.321 dollars from 1.3236 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 159.78 Japanese yen, lower than 159.83 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar was up to 0.8395 Swiss francs from 0.8353 Swiss francs, and it increased to 1.4267 Canadian dollars from 1.4260 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar climbed to 10.0722 Swedish kronor from 10.0226 Swedish kronor.
