The US dollar soared against other major currencies as the country's closely-watched nonfarm payroll report came out better than expected
New York: The US dollar soared against other major currencies as the country's closely-watched nonfarm payroll report came out better than expected.
In late New York trading on Friday, the euro fell to $1.0747 from $1.0883 in the previous session, and the British pound declined to $1.5043 from $1.5213 in the previous session. The Australian dollar dropped to $0.7042 from $0.7143, Xinhua reported
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The US dollar bought 123.21 Japanese yen, higher than 121.69 yen of the previous session. The US dollar climbed to 1.0062 Swiss franc from 0.9952 Swiss franc and went up to 1.3295 Canadian dollars from 1.3165 Canadian dollars.
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 271,000 in October, soundly beating market consensus of a rise of 190,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.0 percent, the US Labor Department said on Friday.
Average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by nine cents to $25.20, following little change in September.
The robust employment report bolstered market expectation for the Federal Reserve to lift the interest rates by year-end.
The Fed chair Janet Yellen said earlier this week that the US economy is "performing well" and that "December would be a live possibility" for a rate increase at the Fed's next monetary policy meeting.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was up 1.25 percent at 99.159 in late trading, the highest level since mid-April.
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