NEW YORK, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — The U.S. dollar strengthened in late buying and selling on Thursday as market contributors digested a batch of financial information.
The dollar index, which measures the buck in opposition to six main friends, elevated 0.07 % to 109.7400.
In late New York buying and selling, the euro rose to 0.9996 U.S. {dollars} from 0.9982 {dollars} within the earlier session, and the British pound fell to 1.1467 U.S. {dollars} from 1.1541 {dollars} within the earlier session. The Australian dollar was right down to 0.6703 U.S. {dollars} from 0.6740 {dollars}.
The U.S. dollar purchased 143.47 Japanese yen, greater than 143.15 Japanese yen of the earlier session. The U.S. dollar decreased to 0.9607 Swiss francs from 0.9632 Swiss francs, and it elevated to 1.3224 Canadian {dollars} from 1.3177 Canadian {dollars}.
The U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday that the nation’s preliminary jobless claims, a tough solution to measure layoffs, decreased by 5,000 to 213,000 for the week ending Sept. 10, marking the bottom degree since late May. This can also be the fifth week in a row that jobless claims have fallen.
U.S. retail gross sales rose an sudden 0.3 % in August after falling 0.4 % in July, in keeping with the Commerce Department.