U.S. dollar ticks up

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar advanced in late trading on Tuesday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, gained 0.24 percent to 106.4 at 3:00 p.m. (2000 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro dropped to 1.0527 U.S. dollars from 1.0555 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound advanced to 1.2774 dollars from 1.2753 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 151.93 Japanese yen, higher than 151.24 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar increased to 0.8829 Swiss francs from 0.8787 Swiss francs, and it added to 1.4165 Canadian dollars from 1.4159 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar rose to 10.9750 Swedish Kronor from 10.9181 Swedish Kronor.