U.S. dollar weakens broadly

NEW YORK, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar decreased against major rivals in late trading on Friday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.64 percent to 109.0030.

In late New York trading, the euro increased to 1.0045 U.S. dollars from 0.9994 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was up to 1.1589 U.S. dollars from 1.1500 dollars in the previous