U.S. dollar skids amid declining Treasury yields, weak data

NEW YORK, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell broadly against its major rivals in late trading on Friday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, dropped 0.67 percent to 103.7153.

In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.0682 U.S. dollars from 1.0611 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was up to 1.2197 U.S. dollars from 1.2121 dollars in the pre