U.S. dollar ticks up

NEW YORK, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar advanced in late trading on Tuesday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, gained 0.15 percent to 108.200 at 3:00 p.m. (2000 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro decreased to 1.0394 U.S. dollars from 1.0412 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound dropped to 1.2532 dollars from 1.2535 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 157.32 Japanese yen, higher than 157.10 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.9006 Swiss francs from 0.8985 Swiss francs, and it fell to 1.4367 Canadian dollars from 1.4372 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar was up to 11.0923 Swedish Kronor from 11.0322 Swedish Kronor.