The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Tuesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, went up 0.3 percent to 98.393 at 3 pm (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro decreased to 1.1744 dollars from 1.1782 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was down to 1.3508 dollars from 1.3536 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 159.35 Japanese yen, higher than 158.87 of the previous session. The U.S. dollar climbed to 0.7808 from 0.7786 Swiss francs, and was up to 1.366 from 1.3643 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar rose to 9.1746 from 9.1269 Swedish kronor.
U.S. dollar ticks up
