NEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar dropped
after data on Friday showed that employers added fewer jobs in
July than economists had forecast, while the unemployment rate
unexpectedly moved higher.
Employers added 114,000 jobs, below expectations for an
175,000 increase. The unemployment rate rose to 4.3%, above
economists expectations that it would be unchanged on the month
at 4.1%.
The dollar index fell 0.63% on the day to 103.70 and
got as low as 103.61, the lowest since March 21.
The euro was last up 0.61% at $1.0857. The
greenback weakened 1.39% to 147.29 Japanese yen and
got as low as 147.11, the lowest since March 12.