NEW YORK, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar appreciated in late trading on Tuesday as risk-aversion sentiment increased on the market amid growing worries over the outlook for economic growth.

       The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, rose 0.54 percent to 102.3050.

       In late New York trading, the euro fell to 1.0647 U.S. dollars from 1.0714 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was down to 1.2589 dollars from 1.2734 U.S. dollars in the previous session. The Australian dollar decreased to 0.7147 U.S. dollars from 0.7168 dollars.

       The U.S. dollar bought 127.58 Japanese yen, lower than 128.01 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar increased to 0.9623 Swiss franc from 0.9590 Swiss franc, and it rose to 1.2799 Canadian dollars from 1.2729 Canadian dollars.