The Labor Department is set to release its jobless claims report for the week ended September 26th at 8:30 am ET Thursday. Economists expect claims to have increased to 272,000 from 267,000 in the previous week.
Ahead of the data, the greenback showed mixed trading against its major opponents. While the greenback held steady against the euro and the pound, it declined against the yen. Against the franc, the currency rose.
The greenback was valued at 1.0992 against the euro, 1.5142 against the pound, 0.9780 against the franc and 119.76 against the yen as of 8:25 am ET.
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