The release of deeply disappointing US non-farm payroll results, which fell by 467K in June versus expectations of a decline of 365K, has triggered quite a bit of volatility for the US dollar, but the Japanese yen has ultimately been the biggest gainer this morning as risk aversion has sent FX carry trades and US stock market futures tumbling close to 1.5 percent.

TORONTO - The Canadian dollar opened at 86.71 cents US this morning, up 0.73 of a cent. The U.S. dollar stood at 115.33 cents Cdn, down 0.97 of a

(RTTNews) - During early European deals on Thursday, the US dollar extended its Asian session gains against other major counterparts as a fall in European stocks boosted demand for the relative safety of the U.S. currency. The greenback thus climbed to a 1-week high against the British pound.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Bernama) -- The ringgit closed slightly lower against the US dollar today amid a stronger greenback in regional markets, dealers said.

The U.S. dollar was up against other major currencies in European trading Thursday morning. Gold fell. The euro traded at US$1.4100, down from US$1.4148 tardy Wednesday in New York.

(RTTNews) - Against the Brazilian real, the US dollar edged up in New York trading on Thursday.

(RTTNews) - The Australian dollar declined further against the US dollar in New York afternoon deals on Thursday. The Aussie-greenback pair slipped to a new multi-day low of 0.7938 by about 1:30 pm ET, compared to 0.8087 hit tardy New York Wednesday.

The dollar climbed Thursday against the euro as a worse than expected US unemployment report sent shockwaves through financial markets and the eurozone kept interest rates stable despite deflation fears.

TORONTO - The Canadian dollar traded at 86.21 cents US, up 0.23 of a cent on Thursday. The U.S. dollar was trading at C$1.16, down 0.30 of a

Oil prices slipped below US$68 a barrel Thursday as rising unemployment in Europe and the U.S. helped strengthen the dollar and draw investors out of commodities.