The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Monday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.3 percent to 99.274 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro was down to 1.1568 dollars from 1.1609 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.3334 dollars from 1.3346 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 152.29 Japanese yen, higher than 151.72 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar climbed to 0.8041 Swiss francs from 0.8013 Swiss francs, and it was up to 1.4037 Canadian dollars from 1.4000 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar declined to 9.5055 Swedish kronor from 9.5216 Swedish kronor.
U.S. dollar ticks up
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
