NEW YORK, March 23 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar appreciated in late trading on Wednesday amid weakness in the euro.

       The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, increased 0.13 percent at 98.6190.

       In late New York trading, the euro was down to 1.1013 U.S. dollars from 1.1025 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.3208 dollars from 1.3254 U.S. dollars in the previous session. The Australian dollar was up to 0.7508 U.S. dollar from 0.7458 dollar.

       The U.S. dollar bought 121.12 Japanese yen, higher than 120.74 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar decreased to 0.9307 Swiss franc from 0.9328 Swiss franc, and it fell to 1.2561 Canadian dollars from 1.2585 Canadian dollars.

       The above market reactions came as traders anxiously eyed the Russia-Ukraine conflict, while weighing prospects of more Western sanctions against Moscow.