The dollar has hit a new record low against the euro as dealers reacted with disappointment to weaker than expected US employment figures.
The single European currency moved to $1.3445 on Friday evening, beating the previous record of $1.3384 set on Thursday. The US currency has slid to a series of record lows against the euro amid worries about the US current account and budget deficits.
US government figures earlier showed that the US economy added 112,000 jobs in November, far fewer than economists had expected.
The unemployment rate dipped slightly to 5.4%, the Labor Department said. The slowdown in job creation came after a surge of 303,000 new jobs in October, but economists had been expecting a figure of around 200,000.
The department also revised down job gains in September and October by a total of 54,000. October's gains were revised to 303,000 from 337,000. Over the past three months, job growth has averaged 178,000 per month.
A breakdown showed that manufacturing firms shed 5,000 jobs, the third decline in a row after small gains earlier in the year. Construction added just 11,000 jobs after a big gain in October in the aftermath of the hurricanes.
Services added 104,000 jobs in November after 241,000 in October, but retail firms lost 16,000 jobs.
