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U.S. dollar declines amid Trump's remarks

Xinhua, April 13, 2017 Adjust font size:

The U.S. dollar fell against other major currencies on Thursday amid U.S. President Donald Trump's comments on the currency.

In an interview with Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, the president said the dollar is getting too strong and the Federal Reserve should keep rates low.

The greenback slipped after Trump's comments. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was down 0.22 percent at 100.560 in late trading on Thursday.

In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.0617 dollars from 1.0600 dollars, and the British pound added to 1.2512 dollars from 1.2497 U.S. dollars in the previous session. The Australian dollar climbed to 0.7578 U.S. dollar from 0.7479 U.S. dollar.

The U.S. dollar bought 109.13 Japanese yen, lower than 109.68 yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar fell to 1.0052 Swiss francs from 1.0082 Swiss francs, and it edged down to 1.3304 Canadian dollars from 1.3312 Canadian dollars. Enditem