StockMarketWire.com - Australian data released overnight (GMT) has highlighted a much better-than-expected change in unemployment, adding 71.5k jobs in February (expectations were for 9k), which has seen the Aussie dollar push higher against its major counterparts.
EURAUD 1.2481 -0.30%, AUDCHF 0.9898 +0.27%, AUDNZD 1.2659 +0.13%, AUDJPY 99.84 +0.07%, AUDUSD 1.0354 +0.06% and AUDCAD 1.0624 -0.01%.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index declined 1.2 percent.
The euro remained lower on Thursday morning after employment fell more than expected in the 17-member eurozone during the final quarter of 2012. Eurostat reported that employment fell 0.3% in the final quarter of 2012 compared to decline of 0.1% in the previous quarter which had been revised from a 0.2% decline.
EURCAD 1.3261 -0.32%, EURAUD 1.2481 -0.30%, EURGBP 0.8650 -0.29%, EURUSD 1.2924 -0.24%, EURJPY 124.63 -0.22%, EURNZD 1.5801 -0.16% and EURCHF 1.2356 -0.01%.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index (SXXP) gained 0.5 percent to 296.97. In commodity markets, WTI for April delivery rose as much as 50 cents to $93.02 a barrel. Brent for May settlement, the most actively traded contract, was up 1 cent at $108.25.
Gold traded near a two-week high as U.S. Spot gold traded little changed at $1,588.25 an ounce.
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