US Dollar Ticks Down

NEW YORK, May 1 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- The United States (US) dollar weakened in late trading on Thursday, reported Xinhua.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.91 per cent to 98.054 at 3 pm (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro was up to US$1.1729 from US$1.1682 in the previous session, and the British pound rose to US$1.3583 from US$1.3483 in the previous session.

The US dollar bought 156.49 Japanese yen, lower than 160.32 Japanese yen in the previous session.

The US dollar was down to 0.7819 Swiss francs from 0.7907 Swiss francs, and it decreased to 1.3612 Canadian dollars from 1.3681 Canadian dollars.

The US dollar slipped to 9.2354 Swedish kronor from 9.3074 Swedish kronor. 

-- BERNAMA-XINHUA