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