U.S. dollar falls despite stunning jobs additions


By UnreguserShi Chun

NEW YORK, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar lost in late trading on Friday, despite U.S. job gains being far higher than expected and above August's total of 227,000.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased 0.28 percent to 106.0454 in late trading.

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