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European stocks ended lower across the board on Friday.
The United Kingdom's FTSE 100 index fell 0.35 percent to close at 10,363.27 points. France's CAC 40 index dropped 0.55 percent to finish at 8,421.14 points. Germany's DAX index declined 0.16 percent to end the session at 24,985.82 points.
European stocks close lower
The U.S. dollar edged lower in late trading on Friday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, dropped 0.12 percent to 100.729 at 15:00 (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro was up to 1.1477 dollars from 1.1459 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound climbed to 1.3234 dollars from 1.3203 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 161.26 Japanese yen, lower than 161.68 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.8066 Swiss francs from 0.8051 Swiss francs, and it advanced to 1.4174 Canadian dollars from 1.414 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar decreased to 9.5742 Swedish kronor from 9.5874 Swedish kronor.
U.S. dollar ticks down
