USD ups against other currencies amid US industrial statistics

YEREVAN, July 3./ARKA/. USD climbed against the other currencies late Tuesday amid the statistics of the U.S. industrial orders for May, Russia’s RIA Novosti reports Wednesday.

USD jumped against EUR to 1.2979 dollars per euro from 1.3063 dollars a day earlier. USD rose against the yen to 100.63 yens per dollar from 99.67 yens. Against the six-currency basket – main partners of the USA, USD surged to 83.56 points from Monday’s 83.

U.S. industrial orders in May increased by 2.1%, compared to April, which was better than was expected by the analysts (2%).

BNP Paribas economist in New York Bricklin Dwyer told Bloomberg they anticipated economic growth upturn in the next six months and it should boost investments.

USD growth against EUR was curbed amid the news from Spain, where the number of citizens who receive unemployment allowances slashed by record 2.6% to 4.76 million.—0-

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