NEW YORK, April 7 (Reuters) - The dollar strengthened on
Friday after data showed an increase in jobs in the world's
largest economy last month, suggesting the Federal Reserve may
have to raise interest rates next month.
The dollar index rose by 0.3% to 102.16 after the
U.S. non-farm payrolls data. Against the yen, the dollar was up
0.4% at 132.21 yen while the euro was 0.2% weaker at
$1.0894 .
(Reporting by Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss
Editing by David Goodman
)
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