U.S. dollar slips as euro rises

NEW YORK, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Tuesday as the euro gained a momentum.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased 0.06 percent to 108.7730.

The euro, the largest component of the index, rose as traders bet on a big rate hike from the European Central Bank after policymakers' recent hawkish messages.

In late New York tr