RTRS: Euro gains further versus dollar, yen after U.S. data
Nov 17 (Reuters) - The euro extended gains versus the dollar on Thursday after better-than-expected data on U.S. jobless claims and housing starts lifted risk appetite.
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The euro last traded at $1.3508, after hitting a session high of 1.3521 on Reuters data, compared with $1.3485 before the release of the data EUR=.
Against the yen, the euro rose as high as 104.07, and was last up 0.2 percent at 103.94 EURJPY=. (Reporting by Wanfeng Zhou; Editing by Theodore d'Afflisio)
