Investing.com – The U.S. dollar remained broadly higher against its major counterparts on Wednesday, after payroll processor ADP said U.S. private employers added 201,000 jobs in March, while February's figure was revised down slightly.
During European afternoon trade, the greenback was slightly higher against the euro, with EUR/USD sliding 0.22% to hit 1.4080.
The payrolls data was broadly in line with expectations. Analysts had expected an increase on 210,000 in March. February's figure was revised down to 208,000. It was originally reported as 217,000.
But the greenback was lower against the pound, with GBP/USD easing up 0.09% to hit 1.6025.
Earlier in the day, a survey by the Confederation of British Industry showed that retail sales growth picked up unexpectedly in March, but the underlying trend for sales remained weak.
Elsewhere, the greenback was higher against the yen and the Swiss franc with USD/JPY surging 0.72% to hit 83.07 and USD/CHF rising 0.26% to hit 0.9223.
Meanwhile, the greenback was lower against its Canadian, Australian and New Zealand counterparts, with USD/CAD shedding 0.43% to hit 0.9702, AUD/USD easing up 0.11% to hit 1.0302 and NZD/USD climbing 0.52% to hit 0.7601.
Earlier Wednesday, government data showing that New Zealand home-building approvals dropped to a two-year low in February, but it was not possible to say how much of the fall was due to the February 22 earthquake that devastated Christchurch.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was up 0.20%.
Later in the day, St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard and Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Thomas Hoenig were to speak.
During European afternoon trade, the greenback was slightly higher against the euro, with EUR/USD sliding 0.22% to hit 1.4080.
The payrolls data was broadly in line with expectations. Analysts had expected an increase on 210,000 in March. February's figure was revised down to 208,000. It was originally reported as 217,000.
But the greenback was lower against the pound, with GBP/USD easing up 0.09% to hit 1.6025.
Earlier in the day, a survey by the Confederation of British Industry showed that retail sales growth picked up unexpectedly in March, but the underlying trend for sales remained weak.
Elsewhere, the greenback was higher against the yen and the Swiss franc with USD/JPY surging 0.72% to hit 83.07 and USD/CHF rising 0.26% to hit 0.9223.
Meanwhile, the greenback was lower against its Canadian, Australian and New Zealand counterparts, with USD/CAD shedding 0.43% to hit 0.9702, AUD/USD easing up 0.11% to hit 1.0302 and NZD/USD climbing 0.52% to hit 0.7601.
Earlier Wednesday, government data showing that New Zealand home-building approvals dropped to a two-year low in February, but it was not possible to say how much of the fall was due to the February 22 earthquake that devastated Christchurch.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was up 0.20%.
Later in the day, St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard and Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Thomas Hoenig were to speak.