U.S. dollar ticks up

NEW YORK, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Thursday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, went up 0.46 percent to 101.510 at 3:00 p.m. (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro dropped to 1.1111 dollars from 1.1162 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was down to 1.3092 dollars from 1.3106 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 146.22 Japanese yen, higher than 144.75 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.8520 Swiss francs from 0.8504 Swiss francs, and it was up to 1.3605 Canadian dollars from 1.3583 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar climbed to 10.2487 Swedish Kronor from 10.1827 Swedish Kronor.