NEW YORK, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Monday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased by 0.19 percent to 97.998 at 3:00 p.m. (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.1580 U.S. dollars from 1.1541 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound climbed to 1.3596 dollars from 1.3563 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 144.60 Japanese yen, higher than 143.96 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar advanced to 0.8128 Swiss francs from 0.8115 Swiss francs, and it was down to 1.3560 Canadian dollars from 1.3594 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar decreased to 9.4695 Swedish Kronor from 9.4994 Swedish Kronor.