U.S. dollar ticks down

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

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.19 percent to 99.020 at 15:00 (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.1648 dollars from 1.1629 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound added to 1.344 dollars from 1.343 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 159.26 Japanese yen, lower than 159.51 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar declined to 0.7841 Swiss francs from 0.7868 Swiss francs, and it lost to 1.3784 Canadian dollars from 1.3835 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar was down to 9.2551 Swedish kronor from 9.2972 Swedish kronor.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday vowed to deepen bilateral ties and uphold multilateralism.

Carney voiced Canada's willingness to work with China to maintain close high-level exchanges, deepen cooperation in fields such as energy, finance, agriculture and fisheries, and keep consolidating the foundation of bilateral relations.

Canada supports China in hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting, he said, adding that Ottawa is ready to work with Beijing to jointly champion and practice multilateralism, so as to make positive contributions to global economic development and world peace and stability.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said facts have proven that a better China-Canada relationship serves the interests of both countries, meets the expectations of all parties, and represents the right choice for Canada, emphasizing that there are no clashes of fundamental interests between the two nations and there is enormous room for cooperation.

Wang said that both sides should uphold multilateralism, the international rule of law, and strategic autonomy, while actively supporting free trade and an open world economy.