U.S. dollar ticks down

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

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.84 percent to 96.814 at 15:00 (2000 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro climbed to 1.1921 dollars from 1.1819 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound added to 1.3699 dollars from 1.3616 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 155.68 Japanese yen, lower than 157.1 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar slipped to 0.7660 Swiss francs from 0.7754 Swiss francs, and it was down to 1.3557 Canadian dollars from 1.3658 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar decreased to 8.9094 Swedish kronor from 9.0201 Swedish kronor.

U.S. dollar ticks down

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 65 pips to 6.9458 against the U.S. dollar Tuesday, 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 6.9458 against USD Tuesday