The U.S. dollar index fell on the 2nd.

The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major currencies, fell 0.17 percent on the day, closing at 101.933 in late foreign exchange trading. As of late New York foreign exchange trading, 1 euro fetched 1.1252 U.S. dollars, up from 1.1235 U.S. dollars in the previous trading day; 1 British pound fetched 1.3239 U.S. dollars, up from 1.3190 U.S. dollars in the previous trading day; 1 U.S. dollar fetched 157.80 Japanese yen, down from 158.11 Japanese yen in the previous trading day; 1 U.S. dollar fetched 0.8287 Swiss francs, down from 0.8317 Swiss francs in the previous trading day; 1 U.S. dollar fetched 1.4259 Canadian dollars, up from 1.4236 Canadian dollars in the previous trading day; 1 U.S. dollar fetched 10.0366 Swedish kronor, down from 10.0597 Swedish kronor in the previous trading day.