U.S. dollar ticks down

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

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, lost 0.02 percent to 101.546 at 15:00 (2000 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.1225 dollars from 1.1223 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.3459 dollars from 1.3468 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 157.85 Japanese yen, lower than 158.49 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar fell to 0.8165 Swiss francs from 0.8172 Swiss francs, and it advanced to 1.3998 Canadian dollars from 1.3972 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar climbed to 9.7948 Swedish kronor from 9.7435 Swedish kronor.

U.S. dollar ticks down

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 12 pips to 6.7168 against the U.S. dollar Friday, 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 6.7168 against USD Friday

Chinese yuan weakens to 6.7168 against USD Friday