NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Friday, as investors' risk appetite eased amid concerns over the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Investors flocked to traditional safe-haven currencies such as the Japanese yen and the Swiss franc on the day.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased 0.47 percent at 97.4024 in late trading.
In late New York trading, the euro was up to 1.1087 dollars from 1.1029 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound rose to 1.3198 dollars from 1.3083 U.S. dollars in the previous session. The Australian dollar fell to 0.6694 dollar from 0.6710 dollar.
The U.S. dollar bought 108.35 Japanese yen, lower than 108.77 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar was down to 0.9635 Swiss franc from 0.9694 Swiss franc, and it increased to 1.3234 Canadian dollars from 1.3217 Canadian dollars. Enditem
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