* ADP jobs report in June shows hiring
* U.S. manufacturing data rises
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2019 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh
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By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss
NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - The dollar slipped on Wednesday in choppy trading, with the market having
a modest appetite for risk-taking amid generally upbeat U.S. data and improving European economic numbers.
The greenback fell against currencies that perform well in times of times of risk appetite such as the
Australian, New Zealand, and Canadian dollars, as well as sterling.
However, moves in the currency market have little conviction, as doubts mounted about a
much-anticipated global economic recovery given the resurgence of U.S. cases of COVID-19, the illness
caused by the novel coronavirus, and the threat of renewed lockdowns in U.S. states deemed hot spots.
"There's definitely a risk-on tone to the market, which continues to bet on the fact that we're past
the worst point of COVID. But I think the jury is still out on that judgment," said Boris Schlossberg,
managing director at BK Asset Management in New York.
"There's a significant risk of reclosing some of the states. There's still a lot of risk-off flows,
and the dollar could be the beneficiary of those flows," he added.
The dollar reacted little to the ADP National Employment Report, which showed private payrolls
increased by 2.369 million jobs last month. Data for May was revised upward to show payrolls surging 3.065
million, in line with a surprise rebound in job growth reported by the government, instead of tumbling
2.76 million as previously estimated. The dollar did lose ground as a safe haven, after U.S. manufacturing data showed a reading that
suggested an expansion for the month of June. In Europe, IHS Markit's final euro zone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) moved closer to
the 50 mark separating growth from contraction in June with transmission rates of the coronavirus falling
in much of Europe and economies opening. Germany's manufacturing sector also contracted at a slower pace as Europe's largest economy lifted
restrictions. In midmorning trading, the dollar was down 0.3% against a basket of currencies =USD at 97.145.
Although the dollar has acted as a haven currency for much of the coronavirus crisis, U.S.
fundamentals have played a bigger role recently, meaning it can appreciate on better-than-expected data.
Against the yen, the dollar fell 0.5% to 107.42 yen JPY=EBS . Analysts said the yen's rise was safe
haven-related given the declining stock markets, especially in Asia.
The euro, meanwhile, rose 0.3% to $1.1258 EUR=EBS , after a rally in which the euro gained 6% against
the dollar in May and early June.
The Australian AUD=D3 and New Zealand dollars NZD=D3 both rose against the greenback.
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Currency bid prices at 10:10AM (1410 GMT)
Description RIC Last U.S. Close Pct Change YTD Pct High Bid Low Bid
Previous Change
Session
Euro/Dollar EUR= $1.1258 $1.1231 +0.24% +0.43% +1.1262 +1.1186
Dollar/Yen JPY= 107.4400 107.9200 -0.44% -1.30% +108.1600 +107.3700
Euro/Yen EURJPY= 120.96 121.22 -0.21% -0.80% +121.4700 +120.2700
Dollar/Swiss CHF= 0.9457 0.9471 -0.15% -2.28% +0.9493 +0.9458
Sterling/Dollar GBP= 1.2439 1.2399 +0.32% -6.18% +1.2442 +1.2360
Dollar/Canadian CAD= 1.3569 1.3573 -0.03% +4.49% +1.3593 +1.3545
Australian/Doll AUD= 0.6936 0.6902 +0.49% -1.21% +0.6938 +0.6878
ar
Euro/Swiss EURCHF= 1.0651 1.0641 +0.09% -1.87% +1.0651 +1.0613
Euro/Sterling EURGBP= 0.9050 0.9057 -0.08% +7.05% +0.9079 +0.9022
NZ NZD= 0.6480 0.6452 +0.43% -3.80% +0.6482 +0.6441
Dollar/Dollar
Dollar/Norway NOK= 9.5198 9.6150 -0.99% +8.45% +9.6367 +9.5203
Euro/Norway EURNOK= 10.7217 10.8110 -0.83% +8.98% +10.8280 +10.6990
Dollar/Sweden SEK= 9.3024 9.3188 +0.05% -0.48% +9.3771 +9.3004
Euro/Sweden EURSEK= 10.4756 10.4699 +0.05% +0.06% +10.5007 +10.4467