U.S. dollar stays flat

The U.S. dollar was almost flat in late trading on Friday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, moved up slightly to 98.992 at 3 p.m. (2000 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro slipped to 1.1643 dollars from 1.1652 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.3334 dollars from 1.3339 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 155.29 Japanese yen, higher than 155.03 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.8044 Swiss francs from 0.8032 Swiss francs, and it was down to 1.3837 Canadian dollars from 1.3953 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar fell to 9.4059 Swedish kronor from 9.4173 Swedish kronor.

U.S. dollar stays flat

Oil prices climbed on Friday.

The West Texas Intermediate for January delivery gained 41 cents, or 0.69 percent, to settle at 60.08 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for February delivery went up 49 cents, or 0.77 percent, to settle at 63.75 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.

Crude futures settle higher