U.S. dollar retreats on weak economic data

NEW YORK, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Wednesday due to weak economic data in the United States.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was down 0.39 percent to 101.4689 in late trading.

In late New York trading, the euro was up to 1.1038 U.S. dollars from 1.0971 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound rose to 1.2457 U.S. doll