U.S. dollar rises against most major currencies

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar rallied against most major currencies Thursday, as jobs data from the country came out positive.

In late New York trading, the euro decreased to 1.1768 dollars from 1.1783 dollars in the previous session, while the dollar bought 113.53 Japanese yen, higher than 113.01 yen of the previous session.