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U.S. dollar declines on jobs data

Xinhua, January 6, 2017 Adjust font size:

The U.S. dollar fell against other major currencies on Thursday as investors were digesting the latest jobs data from the country.

U.S. private sector employment increased by 153,000 jobs from November to December, missing market consensus of 172,000, according to the December ADP National Employment Report released Thursday.

The ADP figure is widely seen as a pre-indicator for the non-farm payrolls report due on Friday.

The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against six major peers, was down 1.14 percent at 101.530 in late trading.

In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.0599 dollars from 1.0463 dollars, and the British pound climbed to 1.2422 dollars from 1.2309 dollars. The Australian dollar increased to 0.7341 dollars from 0.7264 dollars.

The dollar bought 115.53 Japanese yen, lower than 117.56 yen in the previous session. The dollar fell to 1.0105 Swiss francs from 1.0232 Swiss francs, and edged down to 1.3229 Canadian dollars from 1.3317 Canadian dollars. Endi