U.S. dollar ticks up

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

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.14 percent to 101.98 at 15:00 (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro was down to 1.1212 dollars from 1.1233 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.3305 dollars from 1.3319 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 158.52 Japanese yen, higher than 158.05 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar was up to 0.8265 Swiss francs from 0.8242 Swiss francs, and it lost to 1.4106 Canadian dollars from 1.4153 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar rose to 9.92 Swedish kronor from 9.9192 Swedish kronor.

U.S. dollar ticks up

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 8 pips to 6.7200 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 strengthens to 6.7200 against USD Tuesday