US Dollar Ticks Up

NEW YORK, Jan 31 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- The United States (US) dollar climbed in late trading on Friday, reported Xinhua.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.73 per cent to 96.989 at 3 pm (2000 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro dropped to US$1.1865 dollars from US$1.1951 in the previous session, and the British pound lost to US$1.3696 dollars from US$1.3802 in the previous session.

The US dollar bought 154.56 Japanese yen, higher than 152.99 Japanese yen of the previous session.

The US dollar added to 0.7722 Swiss francs from 0.7668 Swiss francs, and it rose to 1.3602 Canadian dollars from 1.3513 Canadian dollars.

The US dollar climbed to 8.8927 Swedish kronor from 8.8268 Swedish kronor. 

--BERNAMA-XINHUA