British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday called upon members of parliament to vote against "pointless delay" of Brexit, which is being campaigned by opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and some Tory rebels, saying that "I don't want an election."
The prime minister, speaking to reporters before 10 Downing Street after an emergency cabinet meeting, said, "Let's get Brexit done by Oct. 31."
Johnson is asking the members of parliament not to block his Brexit plan as he vowed to take his country out of the European Union on Oct. 31 with or without a deal.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, increased 0.13 percent at 99.0338 in late trading.
In late New York trading, the euro was down to 1.0970 U.S. dollars from 1.0978 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.2067 dollars from 1.2154 dollars in the previous session.
The Australian dollar was down to 0.6716 dollar from 0.6728 dollar. The U.S. dollar bought 106.19 Japanese yen, lower than 106.25 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar was down to 0.9904 Swiss franc from 0.9906 Swiss franc, and it increased to 1.3328 Canadian dollars from 1.3319 Canadian dollars.
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