The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Thursday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.16 percent to 98.212 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro slipped to 1.1774 dollars from 1.18 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.3525 dollars from 1.3572 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 159.26 Japanese yen, higher than 159.05 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.7844 Swiss francs from 0.7818 Swiss francs, and it declined to 1.3706 Canadian dollars from 1.3729 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar was up to 9.2051 Swedish kronor from 9.1580 Swedish kronor.
U.S. dollar ticks up
