The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Wednesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.23 percent to 98.524 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro lost to 1.1707 dollars from 1.1741 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound declined to 1.3516 dollars from 1.3532 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 157.90 Japanese yen, higher than 157.59 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar was up to 0.7823 Swiss francs from 0.7808 Swiss francs, and it climbed to 1.3716 Canadian dollars from 1.3701 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar rose to 9.3279 Swedish kronor from 9.2926 Swedish kronor.
U.S. dollar ticks up
