U.S. dollar jumps amid upbeat jobs report

NEW YORK, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar appreciated noticeably in late trading on Friday as market participants parsed the newly released monthly U.S. employment data.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, jumped 0.88 percent to 106.6190.

In late New York trading, the euro was down to 1.0178 U.S. dollars from 1.0252 dollars in the previous session, and the British po