The U.S. dollar fell against most major currencies on Tuesday as investors were digesting the latest economic data from the country.
The number of job openings decreased to 5.7 million on the last business day of May, the Labor Department said Tuesday, missing market expectations. Over the month, hires increased to 5.5 million and separations increased to 5.3 million.
Meanwhile, the National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Optimism Index slipped to 103.6 in June from 104.5 in May.
The Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was down 0.32 percent at 95.719 in late trading.
In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.1475 U.S. dollars from 1.1408 U.S. dollars, and the British pound fell to 1.2853 U.S. dollars from 1.2886 U.S. dollars in the previous session. The Australian dollar added to 0.7642 U.S. dollar from 0.7608 U.S. dollar. The U.S. dollar bought 113.83 Japanese yen, lower than 114.07 yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar declined to0.9631 Swiss franc from 0.9652 Swiss franc, and it edged up to 1.2920 Canadian dollars from 1.2881 Canadian dollars.
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