Forex Pros – The U.S. dollar was mixed against most of the major currencies on Wednesday, after official data showed that the U.S. private sector added fewer jobs than expected in June. During European afternoon trade, the greenback was down against the euro, with EUR/USD advancing 0.59% to hit 1.2259. Earlier Wednesday, the European Central Bank said it issued EUR 131 billion of three-month loans, less than expected, ahead of Thursday's deadline for the repayment of close to half a trillion euros in 12-month funds. The greenback was also down against the Swiss franc, with USD/CHF shedding 0.17% to hit 1.0801. But the greenback was up against the pound and the yen, with GBP/USD shedding 0.75% to hit 1.4955 and USD/JPY rising 0.02% to hit 88.58. Earlier in the day, official data showed U.K. house prices rose a seasonally adjusted 0.1% in June, following an increase of 0.5% in May. Analysts had expected an increase of 0.3%. The greenback was also up against its Australian, New Zealand and Canadian counterparts, with AUD/USD down 0.4% to hit 0.8454; NZD/USD tumbling 0.71% to hit 0.6869 and USD/CAD rising 0.59% to hit 1.0617. The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was down 0.29%.

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