U.S. dollar ticks up

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

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, gained 0.19 percent to 100.014 at 1900 GMT.

In late New York trading, the euro decreased to 1.1521 U.S. dollars from 1.1540 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound dropped to 1.3488 dollars from 1.3503 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 159.49 Japanese yen, higher than 159.26 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar climbed to 0.8137 Swiss francs from 0.8112 Swiss francs, and it increased to 1.3947 Canadian dollars from 1.3920 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar rose to 9.5858 Swedish kronor from 9.5244 Swedish kronor.

U.S. dollar ticks up

U.S. dollar ticks up

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 6 pips to 6.7888 against the U.S. dollar Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

In China's spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central parity rate each trading day.

The central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day.

Chinese yuan weakens to 6.7888 against USD Thursday