BANGKOK Feb 8 (Reuters): Most emerging Asian currencies strengthened against the dollar on Monday as the greenback nursed losses following disappointing US jobs data, while stocks climbed in subdued trade ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday.
The dollar index weakened against a basket of six major currencies, after falling 0.6% on Friday, as data at the end of last week showed the US economy created fewer jobs than expected in January.
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