Forex-Dollar falls against yen after weak US jobs data
TLT•Dollar index slips as gold rises
The euro EUR= was last up 0.31% against the dollar at $1.1559.
The dollar index =USD, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies including the yen and the euro, fell 0.46% to 99.49.
Gold rose as the U.S. dollar fell. Spot gold XAU= rose 2.28% to $4,336.09 an ounce.
Dollar falls after surprise July jobs decline
The dollar fell against major currencies including the yen and euro on Friday after data showed U.S. employment unexpectedly declined in July, raising concerns about the economy and how the Federal Reserve may respond with interest rates.
The U.S. economy lost 23,000 jobs in July, Labor Department data showed, compared with economists' expectations for an increase of 80,000 jobs in a Reuters poll.
