U.S. dollar ticks up

The U.S. dollar climbed in late trading on Monday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.67 percent to 97.635 at 15:00 (2000 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro dropped to 1.1783 dollars from 1.1865 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound lost to 1.3651 dollars from 1.3696 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 155.71 Japanese yen, higher than 154.56 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar added to 0.7809 Swiss francs from 0.7722 Swiss francs, and it rose to 1.3698 Canadian dollars from 1.3602 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar climbed to 8.9780 Swedish kronor from 8.8927 Swedish kronor.

U.S. dollar ticks up

Oil prices fell on Monday.

The West Texas Intermediate for March delivery dropped 3.07 U.S. dollars, or 4.71 percent, to settle at 62.14 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for April delivery decreased by 3.02 U.S. dollars, or 4.36 percent, to settle at 66.3 U.S. dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.

Crude futures settle lower

Crude futures settle lower