U.S. dollar ticks down

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

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, dropped 0.19 percent to 97.608 at 15:00 (2000 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro climbed to 1.1819 dollars from 1.1786 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound added to 1.3475 dollars from 1.3470 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 155.95 Japanese yen, lower than 156.34 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar decreased to 0.7679 Swiss francs from 0.7747 Swiss francs, and it fell to 1.3630 Canadian dollars from 1.3687 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar was down to 9.0200 Swedish kronor from 9.0631 Swedish kronor.

U.S. dollar ticks down

Oil prices advanced on Friday.

The West Texas Intermediate for April delivery went up 1.81 U.S. dollars, or 2.78 percent, to settle at 67.02 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for April delivery gained 1.73 U.S. dollars, or 2.45 percent, to settle at 72.48 U.S. dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.

Crude futures settle higher