101.   The dollar remained narrow as traders avoided major moves before the release of U.S. employment figures for September later Friday.

102.   The improving employment figures joined other data indicating that Japan could moving into recovery.

103.   The next set of key data is due Friday when the Labor Department announces its employment figures for August.

104.   The Labor Department is scheduled to report March employment figures on Friday.

105.   The release of anticipated strong monthly U.S. employment figures this Friday could act as the catalyst to drag the flagging euro down further, Lynch said.

106.   The upcoming data will include gross domestic product for the second quarter of this year on Thursday and employment figures for July due out Friday.

107.   They said many investors remained on the sideles ahead of key employment figures to be released in the United States later Friday.

108.   This was also reflected in the employment figures.

109.   U.S. employment cost figures had initially indicated a benign rate outlook but strong retail sales figures later offset gains, he said.

110.   Trading was thin in Hong Kong as many investors were sidelined ahead of the release of U.S. employment figures later Friday.