The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Wednesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased by 0.18 percent to 97.214 at 1900 GMT.
In late New York trading, the euro climbed to 1.1771 dollars from 1.1747 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound rose to 1.3579 dollars from 1.3527 U.S. dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 146.47 Japanese yen, lower than 146.57 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar dropped to 0.7927 Swiss francs from 0.7928 Swiss francs, and it decreased to 1.3600 Canadian dollars from 1.3610 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar was down to 9.5037 Swedish kronor from 9.5151 Swedish kronor.
U.S. dollar ticks down
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for an official visit to China through Saturday.
This visit marks the first trip to China by a Canadian Prime Minister in eight years.
When briefing on the visit of Carney, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said President Xi Jinping will meet with the Canadian prime minister to provide new strategic guidance for further improving and developing China-Canada relations.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee Zhao Leji will hold separate talks and meetings with the Canadian prime minister to conduct comprehensive and in-depth exchanges on bilateral relations as well as issues of mutual interest.
The spokesperson said China looks forward to taking this visit as an opportunity to enhance dialogue and communication, increase political mutual trust, expand practical cooperation, properly manage differences, address each other's concerns and consolidate the momentum of improvement in China-Canada relations to bring greater benefit for the two peoples.
Canadian PM arrives in Beijing for official visit
