The U.S. dollar index, which measures the dollar against six major currencies, fell 1.19 percent on the day and closed at 108.044 in the end of the foreign exchange market. By the end of the New York market, 1 euro was 1.0421 dollars, up from 1.0276 dollars in the previous session; 1 pound was 1.2337 dollars, up from 1.2167 dollars in the previous session. 1 dollar was 155.63 yen, down from 156.16 yen in the previous session; 1 dollar was 0.9064 Swiss francs, down from 0.9149 Swiss francs in the previous session; 1 dollar was 1.4307 Canadian dollars, down from 1.4461 Canadian dollars in the previous session; 1 dollar was 11.0183 Swedish kroner, down from 11.1918 Swedish kroner in the previous session.