NEW YORK, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading Thursday on lower-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) in September and extended losses of main stock indices in the United States.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.51 percent to 95.0158 at 3:00 p.m. (1900 GMT).
U.S. urban consumer price index picked up 0.1 percent in September, lower than the 0.2 percent of expansion in the previous month and market expectations, according to data issued by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday.
In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.1594 dollars from 1.1525 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound increased to 1.3232 dollars from 1.3199 U.S. dollars in the previous session. The Australian dollar rose to 0.7103 dollar from 0.7084 dollar.
The U.S. dollar bought 111.93 Japanese yen, lower than 112.57 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar was down to 0.9891 Swiss franc from 0.9920 Swiss franc, and it increased to 1.3050 Canadian dollars from 1.3033 Canadian dollars. Enditem
