Nonfarm payrolls grew 155,000 last month, in line with analysts' expectations and slightly below the level for November.

The euro traded at $1.3032, still down 0.1 percent on the day. Before the release of the data, the euro was at $1.3008.

The dollar traded at 88.02 yen, up 0.9 percent on the day. It was trading around 88.34 yen before the data.

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