Dollar positive ahead of U.S. Payrolls

By IBTimes Staff Reporter | January 07 2010 3:25 PM

FXstreet.com (Buenos Aires) - Dollar is approaching the end of the American session holding a positive tone against major rivals ahead of tomorrow's U.S. job data; market is getting thinner as investors turn cautious as usual before Nonfarm Payrolls, advancing a probable quiet Asian session ahead.

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Wall Street is mixed at these hours, with DJIA up 0.18%, S&P up 0.27% yet NASDAQ down 0.24%, while gold and oil are about to end the session slightly down compared to yesterday's highs. However, even commodity currencies are down against greenback with AUD/USD at 0.9170 back from an intraday high of 0.9265 and USD/CAD around 1.0350 after reaching a fresh multi-weeks low of 1.0920 past Asian session.

EUR/USD quotes around 1.4315 close to daily low, from 1.4410 late Wednesday, while GBP/USD is around 1.5935 from 1.6006 opening. USD/JPY extended the upside quoting barely under key 93.40 level; Swiss Franc lost some ground against dollar, still quoting at 1.0335 inside past day's range.

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