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Summary The dollar rose against other major currencies after US government released a pair of mixed reports.
Currency trading is thin Friday ahead of Christmas. U.S. financial markets will be closed Monday in observance of the holiday, which falls on Sunday.The euro fell to $1.3034 in morning trading from $1.3043 late Thursday. The British pound fell to $1.5653 from $1.5678. The dollar rose to 0.9382 Swiss franc from 0.9364.Orders to U.S. factories for durable goods rose 3.8 percent in November, the biggest gain since July. Consumer spending rose 0.1 percent and incomes also rose 0.1 percent. Both gains were below what economists were expecting.The dollar fell to 78.09 Japanese yen from 78.17 yen and to 1.0199 Canadian dollar from 1.0212.
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