NEW YORK, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) — The U.S. dollar softened in late buying and selling on Monday.
The dollar index, which measures the dollar in opposition to six main friends, decreased by 1.19 % to 108.044 at 3:00 p.m. (2000 GMT).
In late New York buying and selling, the euro superior to 1.0421 U.S. {dollars} from 1.0276 {dollars} within the earlier session, and the British pound was as much as 1.2337 {dollars} from 1.2167 {dollars} within the earlier session.
The U.S. dollar purchased 155.63 Japanese yen, decrease than 156.16 Japanese yen of the earlier session. The U.S. dollar declined to 0.9064 Swiss francs from 0.9149 Swiss francs, and it decreased to 1.4307 Canadian {dollars} from 1.4461 Canadian {dollars}. The U.S. dollar misplaced to 11.0183 Swedish Kronor from 11.1918 Swedish Kronor.