U.S. dollar ticks up

The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Wednesday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, went up 0.21 percent to 98.596 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro lost to 1.1711 dollars from 1.1726 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound rose to 1.3510 dollars from 1.3482 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 159.45 Japanese yen, lower than 159.59 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar added to 0.7842 Swiss francs from 0.7821 Swiss francs, and it dropped to 1.3666 Canadian dollars from 1.3673 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar advanced to 9.2063 Swedish kronor from 9.1997 Swedish kronor.

U.S. dollar ticks up

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 15 pips to 6.865 against the U.S. dollar Thursday, 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 weakens to 6.865 against USD Thursday