By Karen Brettell
NEW YORK The dollar fell against the euro and Japanese yen on Friday after the August jobs report showed that jobs growth and unemployment both rose more than expected during the month, while wage growth came in below economists' predictions.
Employers added 187,000 jobs in August, above expectations for a 170,000 gain. The unemployment rate rose to 3.8%, above the expected 3.5%. Average hourly earnings rose by 4.3% for the year, below expectations for a 4.4% gain.
The dollar index was last down 0.30% at 103.31. The euro rose 0.27% to $1.0872. The greenback fell 0.66% to 144.515 Japanese yen, and got as low as 144.49, the lowest since Aug. 11.
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Currency bid prices at 8:40AM (1240 GMT)
Description RIC Last U.S. Close Pct Change YTD Pct High Bid Low Bid
Previous Change
Session
Dollar index 103.3100 103.6300 -0.30% -0.174% +103.7700 +103.2600
Euro/Dollar $1.0872 $1.0843 +0.27% +1.47% +$1.0882 +$1.0829
Dollar/Yen 144.5150 145.5450 -0.66% +10.27% +145.6950 +144.4900
Euro/Yen 157.13 157.80 -0.42% +12.00% +157.9600 +157.1400
Dollar/Swiss 0.8803 0.8834 -0.33% -4.79% +0.8843 +0.8796
Sterling/Dollar $1.2704 $1.2672 +0.26% +5.05% +$1.2712 +$1.2640
Dollar/Canadian 1.3538 1.3509 +0.19% -0.10% +1.3538 +1.3490
Aussie/Dollar $0.6512 $0.6485 +0.42% -4.46% +$0.6519 +$0.6446
Euro/Swiss 0.9570 0.9576 -0.06% -3.28% +0.9582 +0.9566
Euro/Sterling 0.8556 0.8554 +0.02% -3.26% +0.8573 +0.8549
NZ $0.6003 $0.5966 +0.62% -5.46% +$0.6009 +$0.5945
Dollar/Dollar
Dollar/Norway 10.5390 10.6260 -0.37% +7.88% +10.6550 +10.5870
Euro/Norway 11.4650 11.5270 -0.54% +9.26% +11.5518 +11.4576
Dollar/Sweden 10.9129 10.9484 -0.09% +4.85% +10.9878 +10.8956
Euro/Sweden 11.8656 11.8764 -0.09% +6.43% +11.9085 +11.8630
(Reporting by Karen Brettell; Editing by Alex Richardson)
