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, fell 0.18 percent to 98.645 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.1725 dollars from 1.171 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was up to 1.3463 dollars from 1.3446 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 159.28 Japanese yen, higher than 158.98 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar was down to 0.7893 Swiss francs from 0.7904 Swiss francs, and it climbed to 1.383 Canadian dollars from 1.3822 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar slipped to 9.2781 Swedish kronor from 9.2799 Swedish kronor.

U.S. dollar ticks down

Oil prices fell on Friday.

The West Texas Intermediate for May delivery decreased by 1.3 dollars, or 1.33 percent, to settle at 96.57 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for June delivery lost 72 cents, or 0.75 percent, to settle at 95.2 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.

Crude futures settle lower