NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) — The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Wednesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased 0.04 percent to 98.221 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.1655 dollars from 1.1647 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound lost to 1.3452 dollars from 1.3485 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 147.27 Japanese yen, lower than 147.51 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar fell to 0.8040 Swiss francs from 0.8076 Swiss francs, and it added to 1.3872 Canadian dollars from 1.3864 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar declined to 9.5903 Swedish kronor from 9.5950 Swedish kronor.
