Dollar bounces as US jobs growth beats expectations
SPY•Dollar index and major currency moves
The dollar index =USD, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies including the yen and the euro, was last up 0.37% on the day to 99.33, with the euro EUR= down 0.28% at $1.1592.
The Japanese yen JPY= weakened 0.41% to 156.45 per dollar.
Dollar jumps after strong US payrolls report
NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (Reuters) - The dollar jumped on Friday after data showed that employers added 162,000 jobs in August, well above the 56,000 additions expected by economists.
The data follows after an unexpected 23,000 job decline in July. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%.
