1st LD Writethru: U.S. dollar mixed amid upbeat data

The U.S. dollar traded mixed against other currencies Thursday amid promising job data of the country.

In the week ended May 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims was 282,000, an increase of 7,000 from the previous week's revised level, exceeding market consensus, the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday.

Traders are closely watching the development of the Greek debt crisis. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras expressed optimism Wednesday that Greece and its creditors were close to reaching a deal on the future handling of the Greek debt crisis after four months of tough negotiations.

However, European officials denied Thursday that a deal was within reach, saying the two sides still had some way to go before any agreement could be concluded and they were surprised by Athens ' upbeat tone.

In late New York trading, the euro gained to 1.0957 dollars from 1.0890 dollars of the previous session, and the British pound decreased to 1.5322 dollars from 1.5341 dollars. The Australian dollar went up to 0.7756 dollars from 0.7724 dollars.

The dollar bought 123.89 Japanese yen, higher than 123.84 yen of the previous session. The dollar moved up to 0.9426 Swiss francs from 0.9512 Swiss francs, and it moved down to 1.2423 Canadian dollars from 1.2469 Canadian dollars. Endite