U.S. dollar ticks down after mixed reports

NEW YORK, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar lost marginally in late trading on Friday, after softer-than-expected inflation data and encouraging consumer sentiment report.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was down 0.10 percent to 106.1156 in late trading.

Inflation in the United States, as measured by the change in personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price ind