Chinese FM holds talks with Iranian counterpart

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi in Beijing on Wednesday.

Araghchi is visiting China at Wang's invitation.

Before the talks, Wang said he believes the visit will help both sides reach new understandings and inject fresh impetus into the promotion of peace in the Middle East.

Chinese FM holds talks with Iranian counterpart

The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Tuesday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.07 percent to 98.441 at 1900 GMT.

In late New York trading, the euro was up to 1.1700 dollars from 1.1692 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound rose to 1.3551 dollars from 1.3534 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 157.88 Japanese yen, higher than 157.24 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar was down to 0.7827 Swiss francs from 0.7836 Swiss francs, and it climbed to 1.3618 Canadian dollars from 1.3611 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar fell to 9.2598 Swedish kronor from 9.2861 Swedish kronor.

U.S. dollar ticks up