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U.S. dollar mixed amid job data

Xinhua, August 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

The U.S. dollar fluctuated against other major currencies Friday as the job data came matching the market consensus.

U.S. jobs report came out mostly in line with market expectations. U.S. total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 215,000 in July, compared with an average monthly gain of 246,000 over the prior 12 months, the U.S. Labor Department reported Friday. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.3 percent.

Some analysts thought the July employment report supported the interest rate hike as early as September.

In late New York trading, the euro gained to 1.0970 dollars from 1.0922 dollars of the previous session, and the British pound decreased to 1.5492 dollars from 1.5514 dollars. The Australian dollar went up to 0.7407 U.S. dollar from 0.7341 dollar.

The U.S. dollar bought 124.17 Japanese yen, lower than 124.71 yen of the previous session. The greenback moved up to 0.9836 Swiss franc from 0.9810 Swiss franc and moved up to 1.3134 Canadian dollars from 1.3120 Canadian dollars. Endite