Thursday, May 3, 2007

Euro Slides Against Other Majors, Thursday, May 03, 2007 11:49:14 AM

The euro fell against its major counterparts on Thursday morning, coming off of recent highs. The European currency reached a 10-day low against the dollar and also lost ground to the sterling and yen.

The euro slid to a 10-day low against the dollar late Thursday morning in New York. The euro reached a daily high of 1.3622 at around 7:30 a.m. ET. But stronger-than-expected jobs data in the U.S. led to a sharp rally for the dollar a little after 8:30 a.m. The euro fell to 1.3550 at 10:15 a.m. ET. before stabilizing.

The euro fell after bouncing off resistance against the British pound. The euro was at a weekly high of 0.6836 at 3 a.m. but trended down for the rest of the morning. It got to 0.6820 by 11:15 a.m.

The euro slipped off of a record high against the Japanese yen. The European currency got up to 163.58 at 2 a.m. but fell back from there. It got as low as 163.12 at 10:30 a.m.
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