NEW YORK, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) — The U.S. dollar appreciated in late buying and selling on Friday as market contributors monitored updates on the Ukraine disaster.
The dollar index, which measures the buck in opposition to six main friends, rose 0.26 p.c at 96.0440.
In late New York buying and selling, the euro fell to 1.1337 U.S. {dollars} from 1.1368 {dollars} within the earlier session, and the British pound decreased to 1.3605 {dollars} from 1.3624 U.S. {dollars} within the earlier session. The Australian dollar was right down to 0.7187 U.S. dollar from 0.7195 dollar.
The U.S. dollar purchased 115.08 Japanese yen, larger than 114.90 Japanese yen of the earlier session. The U.S. dollar was as much as 0.9211 Swiss franc from 0.9201 Swiss franc, and it was as much as 1.2742 Canadian {dollars} from 1.2705 Canadian {dollars}.