U.S. dollar rises as euro falls

NEW YORK, June 9 (Xinhua) — The U.S. dollar appreciated in late trading on Thursday amid weakness in the euro.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, increased 0.68 percent to 103.2400.

The euro, the largest component of the index, dropped after the European Central Bank said on Thursday it will increase its key interest rates by 25 basis points at its July monetary policy meeting.

In late New York trading, the euro was down to 1.0624 U.S. dollars from 1.0718 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound decreased to 1.2505 dollars from 1.2540 U.S. dollars in the previous session. The Australian dollar fell to 0.7103 U.S. dollar from 0.7195 dollar.

The U.S. dollar bought 134.27 Japanese yen, higher than 134.16 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.9801 Swiss franc from 0.9778 Swiss franc, and it increased to 1.2689 Canadian dollars from 1.2558 Canadian dollars.