Friday, May 4, 2007

Dollar holds firm before US payrolls data

(Reuters) - The dollar rose to a 2-1/2 week high against a basket of currencies on Friday after the previous session's firmer U.S. data brightened sentiment ahead of a key U.S. jobs report due later.

A survey which showed euro zone service sector growth dipped unexpectedly in April, with Italy's index hitting its weakest since October 2005, weighed briefly on the euro.


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