1st LD Writethru: U.S. dollar edges lower amid thin trading

The U.S. dollar held against most major currencies Monday amid thin trading in holiday season.

With no major data coming out of the country, the U.S. dollar steadied at the beginning of a shortened trading week when the United States and most European markets will close on Friday for the upcoming New Year's Day.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was down 0.01 percent at 97.915 in late trading.

In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.0976 dollars from 1.0966 dollars of the previous session, and the British pound decreased to 1.4884 dollars from 1.4914 dollars. The Australian dollar went down to 0.7253 dollars from 0.7270 dollars.

The dollar bought 120.35 Japanese yen, higher than 120.32 yen of the previous session. The dollar moved up to 0.9878 Swiss francs from 0.9863 Swiss francs, and it moved up to 1.3896 Canadian dollars from 1.3830 Canadian dollars. Enditem