U.S. dollar ticks down

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

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.24 percent to 99.090 at 1900 GMT.

In late New York trading, the euro was up to 1.1631 dollars from 1.1604 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound rose to 1.3442 dollars from 1.3397 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 158.84 Japanese yen, lower than 159.06 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar lost to 0.7868 Swiss francs from 0.7892 Swiss francs, and it was down to 1.3749 Canadian dollars from 1.3750 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar decreased to 9.3324 Swedish kronor from 9.4055 Swedish kronor.

U.S. dollar ticks down

U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 645.47 points, or 1.31 percent, to 50,009.35. The Standard and Poor's 500 added 79.36 points, or 1.08 percent, to 7,432.97. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased by 399.65 points, or 1.55 percent, to 26,270.359.

Eight of the 11 primary Standard and Poor's 500 sectors ended in green, with consumer discretionary and technology leading the gainers by rising 2.50 percent and 1.87 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, energy and consumer staples led the laggards by dropping 2.59 percent and 0.97 percent, respectively.

U.S. stocks close higher