U.S. dollar dips ahead of key economic data

NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Monday as market participants awaited a slew of economic highlights.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.62 percent to 108.3300.

In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.0120 U.S. dollars from 1.0045 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound rose to 1.1679 U.S. dollars fro