Investing.com - U.S. factory orders rose in August, pointing to signs of a strengthening American economy, official data showed on Thursday.
In a report, the U.S. Census Bureau said factory orders increased by a seasonally adjusted 1.2% in August. Analysts had expected order to increase by 1.0%.
Factory orders decreased 3.3% in July.
Following the report, EUR/USD was trading at 1.1719 from 1.1723 ahead of the release of the data, GBP/USD was at 1.3132 from 1.3133 earlier, while USD/JPY was steady at 112.62.
The US dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major rivals, was at 93.65 compared to 93.62 previously.
U.S. stock markets traded higher after the report. The Dow 30 gained 25 points or 0.11%, the S&P 500 increased 4 points, or 0.16%, while the NASDAQ Composite was up 18 points, or 0.18%.