Xinjiang railway's cargo dispatch volume exceeds 100 million tons this year

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region had dispatched a total of 101 million tons of goods this year as of Thursday, marking a 2 percent year-on-year growth, according to the China Railway Urumqi Bureau.

The 100 million-ton milestone was reached three days earlier than last year, said the authority.

These goods shipped from Xinjiang included more than 39.4 million tons of coal, an increase of 6.8 percent year on year, which have added new momentum to the efforts to ensure national energy security and served the high-quality development of the regional economy, said the bureau.

Xinjiang railway's cargo dispatch volume exceeds 100 million tons this year

Xinjiang railway's cargo dispatch volume exceeds 100 million tons this year

The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Friday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, dropped 0.34 percent to 98.982 at 15:00 (2000 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.1606 dollars from 1.1583 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound added to 1.34 dollars from 1.3328 U.S. dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 157.74 Japanese yen, lower than 157.77 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar decreased to 0.777 Swiss francs from 0.7827 Swiss francs, and it declined to 1.3596 Canadian dollars from 1.3697 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar dropped to 9.1855 Swedish Kronor from 9.2657 Swedish Kronor.

U.S. dollar ticks down