NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar softened in late trading on Wednesday.

       The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, dropped by 0.12 percent to 103.278 at 3:00 p.m. (2000 GMT).

       In late New York trading, the euro lost to 1.0841 dollars from 1.0846 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound advanced to 1.2712 dollars from 1.2696 U.S. dollars in the previous session.

       The U.S. dollar bought 146.36 Japanese yen, lower than 147.60 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar decreased to 0.8600 Swiss francs from 0.8616 Swiss francs, and it increased to 1.3401 Canadian dollars from 1.3399 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar declined to 10.3543 Swedish Kronor from 10.3992 Swedish Kronor.

       (This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)