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Dollar Rises Ahead of Non-Farm Payrolls Release

The US dollar crept higher on Thursday but stood near a two-month low as traders weighed how pivotal US jobs data coming out on a stock trading holiday would impact Federal Reserve policy, after a raft of data this week pointed to a cooling economy.

The dollar index rose 0.1% to 101.95, after falling to a two-month low of 101.40 in the previous session.

The Japanese yen rose in its latest trading by 0.2 % to 131.01 per dollar, while the risk-sensitive Australian and New Zealand dollars fell 0.29% and 0.27%, respectively.

The pound sterling fell 0.1% to $1.2450, while the euro fell 0.2% to 1.0886 dollar. (QNA)

Source: Qatar News Agency