Investing.com – The U.S. dollar was down against the other major currencies on Wednesday, as markets eyed non-farm payrolls data from U.S. payroll processing firm ADP.
During European early afternoon trade, the greenback was up against the euro, with EUR/USD up 0.04% to hit 1.3842.
Earlier in the day, official data showed that German factory orders rose more-than-expected in August.
The greenback was also down against the pound, with GBP/USD gaining 0.03% to hit 1.5996.
Elsewhere, the dollar was down against the Swiss franc and the yen, with USD/CHF shedding 0.08% to hit 0.9653 and USD/JPY falling 0.32% to hit 82.93.
Meanwhile, the greenback was down against its Canadian, Australian and New Zealand counterparts, with USD/CAD dropping 0.33% to hit 1.0122, AUD/USD gaining 0.38% to hit 0.9756 and NZD/USD advancing 0.34% to hit 0.7517.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was down 0.17%.
Later in the day, the U.S. was to release ADP non-farm payrolls data.
During European early afternoon trade, the greenback was up against the euro, with EUR/USD up 0.04% to hit 1.3842.
Earlier in the day, official data showed that German factory orders rose more-than-expected in August.
The greenback was also down against the pound, with GBP/USD gaining 0.03% to hit 1.5996.
Elsewhere, the dollar was down against the Swiss franc and the yen, with USD/CHF shedding 0.08% to hit 0.9653 and USD/JPY falling 0.32% to hit 82.93.
Meanwhile, the greenback was down against its Canadian, Australian and New Zealand counterparts, with USD/CAD dropping 0.33% to hit 1.0122, AUD/USD gaining 0.38% to hit 0.9756 and NZD/USD advancing 0.34% to hit 0.7517.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was down 0.17%.
Later in the day, the U.S. was to release ADP non-farm payrolls data.