The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was up 0.33 percent at 98.6320.
In late New York trading, the euro fell to 1.1042 U.S. dollars from 1.1073 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was down to 1.3105 dollars from 1.3136 U.S. dollars in the previous session. The Australian dollar increased to 0.7497 U.S. dollar from 0.7489 dollar.
The U.S. dollar bought 122.61 Japanese yen, higher than 121.59 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar was up to 0.9254 Swiss franc from 0.9226 Swiss franc, and it increased to 1.2510 Canadian dollars from 1.2479 Canadian dollars.
U.S. employers added 431,000 jobs in March as the Omicron-fuelled COVID-19 surge faded, with the unemployment rate dropping to 3.6 percent, the U.S. Labor Department reported on Friday.
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