U.S. dollar little changed

The U.S. dollar was almost flat in late trading on Monday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.01 percent to 100.853 at 15:00 (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro was up to 1.1443 dollars from 1.1439 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound climbed to 1.3395 dollars from 1.3356 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 162.06 Japanese yen, higher than 161.36 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.8050 Swiss francs from 0.8035 Swiss francs, and it added to 1.4209 Canadian dollars from 1.4198 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar fell to 9.6255 Swedish kronor from 9.6436 Swedish kronor.

U.S. dollar little changed

Oil prices fell on Monday.

The West Texas Intermediate for August delivery lost 14 cents, or 0.2 percent, to settle at 68.55 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for September delivery lost 13 cents, or 0.18 percent, to settle at 71.99 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.

Crude futures settle lower