NEW YORK, Nov 14 — The US dollar increased in late trading on Friday, reported Xinhua.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.23 per cent to 103.412 at 3 pm (4am Malaysian time).

In late New York trading, the euro was down to US$1.1023 (RM4.49) from US$1.1056 in the previous session, and the British pound decreased to US$1.321 from US$1.3236 in the previous session.

The US dollar bought ¥159.78, lower than ¥159.83 of the previous session. The US dollar was up to 0.8395 Swiss francs from 0.8353 Swiss francs, and it increased to 1.4267 Canadian dollars from 1.4260 Canadian dollars. The US dollar climbed to 10.0722 Swedish kronor from 10.0226 Swedish kronor. — Bernama-Xinhua