The American private sector added about 128 thousand jobs in May, according to the figures released a few moments ago by the ADP, after adding about 202 thousand jobs in the revised April reading of 247 thousand, while expectations indicated the addition of 295 thousand jobs.
In details, the commodity production sector added about 24 thousand jobs, while the manufacturing sector added about 22 thousand jobs, while the services sector, which includes the sectors of trade, transportation, facilities, activities and information, added about 104 thousand jobs.
The US dollar has lost since the beginning of the session today, Thursday, by more than 0.40% and is trading at 102.14 levels, while the Japanese yen is trading at 1.3160 levels.