U.S. dollar ticks down

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

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.27 percent to 98.914 at 15:00. (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.1624 dollars from 1.1611 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound advanced to 1.3542 dollars from 1.3514 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 154.34 Japanese yen, lower than 156.22 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar was down to 0.8095 Swiss francs from 0.8102 Swiss francs, and it lost to 1.3815 Canadian dollars from 1.3839 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar increased to 9.5935 Swedish kronor from 9.5775 Swedish kronor.

U.S. dollar ticks down

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 9 pips to 6.7804 against the U.S. dollar Tuesday, 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 6.7804 against USD Tuesday