The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Tuesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, lost 0.27 percent to 101.701 at 15:00 (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro advanced to 1.1237 dollars from 1.1212 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was up to 1.3383 dollars from 1.3305 U.S. dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 158.20 Japanese yen, lower than 158.52 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar fell to 0.8248 Swiss francs from 0.8265 Swiss francs, and it was down to 1.4057 Canadian dollars from 1.4106 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar decreased to 9.8979 Swedish Kronor from 9.9200 Swedish Kronor.
U.S. dollar ticks down
