U.S. dollar ticks up

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

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, gained 0.29 percent to 98.813 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro decreased to 1.1677 dollars from 1.1707 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound lost to 1.3405 dollars from 1.3516 U.S. dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 158.19 Japanese yen, higher than 157.9 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar increased to 0.7834 Swiss francs from 0.7823 Swiss francs, and it rose to 1.3724 Canadian dollars from 1.3716 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar climbed to 9.3495 Swedish kronor from 9.3279 Swedish kronor.

U.S. dollar ticks up

U.S. dollar ticks up

Oil prices inched up on Thursday.

The West Texas Intermediate for June delivery increased by 15 cents, or 0.15 percent, to settle at 101.17 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for July delivery added 9 cents, or 0.09 percent, to settle at 105.72 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.

Crude futures settle higher