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NEW YORK, March 30 (Xinhua) — The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Wednesday amid strength in the euro.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased 0.62 percent at 97.7930.
The euro climbed as the latest round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks gave rise to hopes for de-escalation of the conflict on the markets.
In late New York trading, the euro was up to 1.1164 U.S. dollars from 1.1095 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was up to 1.3137 dollars from 1.3094 U.S. dollars in the previous session. The Australian dollar fell to 0.7508 U.S. dollar from 0.7512 dollar.
The U.S. dollar bought 121.79 Japanese yen, lower than 122.92 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar fell to 0.9225 Swiss franc from 0.9311 Swiss franc, and it was down to 1.2476 Canadian dollars from 1.2494 Canadian dollars.
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