NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The U.S. dollar remained lower versus the euro and other major currencies after the Labor Department said the number of Americans making first-time claims for unemployment benefits dropped by 52,000 — largely due to seasonal factors — to 565,000 in the week ended July 4, the lowest since January. The dollar index , a measure of the greenback against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, slipped to 80.077, down from 80.643 in North American trade late Wednesday. The euro rose to $1.3986 versus the dollar, up from $1.3882 Wednesday. The dollar had been lower before the data, with safe-haven flows drying up as equity markets turned higher and economic sentiment lost some of its recent gloom.
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