NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) — The U.S. dollar rose modestly in late buying and selling on Tuesday amid weak spot within the euro and the British pound.
The dollar index, which measures the buck towards six main friends, elevated 0.04 p.c at 96.3779.
In late New York buying and selling, the euro decreased to 1.1260 U.S. {dollars} from 1.1277 {dollars} within the earlier session, and the British pound decreased to 1.3236 {dollars} from 1.3257 U.S. {dollars} within the earlier session. The Australian dollar rose to 0.7115 U.S. dollar from 0.7041 dollar.
The U.S. dollar purchased 113.62 Japanese yen, greater than 113.49 Japanese yen of the earlier session. The U.S. dollar was all the way down to 0.9248 Swiss franc from 0.9261 Swiss franc, and it decreased to 1.2647 Canadian {dollars} from 1.2770 Canadian {dollars}.