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 legitimate rights of the Palestinian people must be respected and protected, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a press briefing in Beijing on Friday.
Mao made the remarks in response to a media query about the reports that the Israeli parliament recently adopted a new law introducing death penalty for Palestinians, and countries such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have expressed strong condemnation, saying such practice is "entrenching a system of apartheid."
"All legislation must conform to legal principles such as the principle of legality, fairness and justice, and must not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, nationality or political view. The legitimate rights of the Palestinian people must be respected and protected. Relevant party’s actions that escalate tensions and exacerbate confrontation must stop," said Mao.
Palestinian people's legitimate rights must be respected, protected: Chinese FM spokeswoman
