England celebrate their 3-1 Test series win against India at The Oval on Sunday.

Dollar extends rally on upbeat US jobs data

AFP, Tokyo :The dollar rose against the yen and most emerging market currencies on Monday after news that the US economy added more jobs than expected last month. On Friday, the Labor department said the world’s top economy added 255,000 jobs in July, beating analyst forecasts for an increase of 185,000 payrolls, while also upgrading employment estimates for the prior two months. The figures boost the likelihood of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike this year, after soft GDP data...

9 Aug 2016, 12:00 am