NEW YORK, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar dipped in late trading on Tuesday as market participants awaited further information about fiscal stimulus talks.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.41 percent at 93.0615.

In late New York trading, the euro was up to 1.1827 U.S. dollars from 1.1766 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound decreased to 1.2942 dollars from 1.2947 U.S. dollars in the previous session. The Australian dollar rose to 0.7064 U.S. dollar from 0.7062 dollar.

The U.S. dollar bought 105.44 Japanese yen, the same as 105.44 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar was down to 0.9064 Swiss franc from 0.9100 Swiss franc, and it decreased to 1.3118 Canadian dollars from 1.3181 Canadian dollars.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin "continued to narrow their differences" on the next round of COVID-19 relief package in a call on Monday, and they were slated to speak again on Tuesday, according to Drew Hammill, Pelosi's spokesman and deputy chief of staff.

On Sunday, Pelosi said that the White House and congressional lawmakers must reach an agreement in 48 hours if they want to pass a new COVID-19 relief package before the presidential election in November. Enditem

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