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NEW YORK, June 3 (Xinhua) — The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Friday, following a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, increased 0.31 percent to 102.1390.
In late New York trading, the euro decreased to 1.0724 U.S. dollars from 1.0743 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound decreased to 1.2502 U.S. dollars from 1.2568 dollars in the previous session. The Australian dollar decreased to 0.7214 U.S. dollars from 0.7256 U.S. dollars.
The U.S. dollar bought 130.83 Japanese yen, higher than 129.86 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.9624 Swiss franc from 0.9581 Swiss franc, and it was up to 1.2584 Canadian dollars from 1.2577 Canadian dollars.
The U.S. Labor Department reported Friday that U.S. nonfarm payrolls increased by 390,000 in May, higher than the 328,000 Dow Jones estimate. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.6 percent.
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