U.S. dollar ticks down

The U.S. dollar edged lower in late trading on Thursday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased by 0.17 percent to 96.285 at 15:00 (2000 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro advanced to 1.1951 dollars from 1.1928 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound rose to 1.3802 dollars from 1.3776 U.S. dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 152.99 Japanese yen, lower than 153.8 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar fell to 0.7668 Swiss francs from 0.7712 Swiss francs, and it dropped to 1.3513 Canadian dollars from 1.3593 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar fell to 8.8268 Swedish Kronor from 8.8822 Swedish Kronor.

U.S. dollar ticks down

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 93 pips to 6.9678 against the U.S. dollar Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

In China's spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central parity rate each trading day.

The central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day.

Chinese yuan strengthens to 6.9678 against USD Friday