NEW YORK, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar declined on Wednesday as investors were digesting the latest data from the country.
The total existing-home sales decreased 0.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.43 million in May from downwardly revised 5.45 million in April, the U.S. National Association of Realtors reported on Wednesday. It was the second straight monthly decline in sales.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.04 percent at 95.053 in late trading.
In late New York trading, the euro was up to 1.1589 U.S. dollars from 1.1575 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was up to 1.3186 dollars from 1.3169 dollars in the previous session. The Australian dollar was down to 0.7371 dollar from 0.7377 dollar.
The U.S. dollar bought 110.39 Japanese yen, higher than 110.08 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.9957 Swiss franc from 0.9950 Swiss franc, and it rose to 1.3312 Canadian dollars from 1.3281 Canadian dollars. Enditem
