After the release of ADP private sector employment report for December at 8:15 am ET Thursday, the greenback rose against its major counterparts.

The greenback was trading at 112.73 against the yen, 0.9753 against the franc, 1.2059 against the euro and 1.3537 against the pound around 8:16 am ET.

The Labor Department’s Jobless Claims for the week will be published at 8:30 am ET. The consensus is for 240,000, slightly down from 245,000 in the prior week.

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