U.S. dollar retreats amid PPI data

NEW YORK, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Wednesday as traders digested the August U.S. producer price index (PPI) report.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.14 percent to 109.6580.

In late New York trading, the euro rose to 0.9982 U.S. dollars from 0.9979 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound rose to 1.1541 U.S.