U.S. dollar ticks up

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

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.2 percent to 101.811 at 15:00 (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro lost to 1.1193 dollars from 1.1220 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound dropped to 1.3371 dollars from 1.3400 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 156.87 Japanese yen, higher than 156.78 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar was up to 0.8252 Swiss francs from 0.8205 Swiss francs, and it decreased to 1.4004 Canadian dollars from 1.4008 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar advanced to 9.9424 Swedish kronor from 9.9079 Swedish kronor.

U.S. dollar ticks up

European stock markets closed lower across the board on Friday, weighed down by ongoing tensions in France and rising oil prices.

The United Kingdom's FTSE 100 index fell 0.32 percent to close at 10,690.36 points. France's CAC 40 index dropped 0.36 percent to finish at 7,782.82 points. Germany's DAX index lost 0.75 percent to end the session at 25,181.65 points.

European stocks fall on French unrest, rising oil prices