U.S. dollar slips amid economic data

NEW YORK, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Thursday as market participants parsed a slew of economic data.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.40 percent to 104.6860.

In late New York trading, the euro was up to 1.0483 U.S. dollars from 1.0444 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound increased to 1.2182 dollars from 1.