U.S. dollar ticks up amid soft economic data in eurozone

NEW YORK, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar grew slightly in late trading on Friday as the eurozone saw weak economic growth in the first quarter this year.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was up 0.16 percent to 101.6595 in late trading.

In late New York trading, the euro was down to 1.1017 U.S. dollars from 1.1025 dollars in the previous session, and the Britis