U.S. dollar rises as euro, sterling slip

NEW YORK, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Monday, amid weakness in the euro and the British pound.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, rose 0.16 percent at 92.9410.

In late New York trading, the euro decreased to 1.1741 U.S. dollars from 1.1758 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound decreased to 1.3852 dollars from 1.38