The US dollar is strengthening against the euro, yen and pound sterling in trading on Friday.

Traders continue to assess geopolitical factors, as well as problems restraining economic growth in China, and are still set on risk aversion, IG experts note.

In the center of market attention on Friday is the March data on unemployment in the United States.

The consensus forecast of experts surveyed by Market Watch suggests that the number of jobs in the U.S. economy in March increased by 490 thousand, unemployment fell to 3.7% from 3.8%.

Unemployment data is key for the Federal Reserve (Fed) to make decisions about the future direction of monetary policy. The continued decline in unemployment supports the case for faster policy tightening by the U.S. central bank.

As of 9:35 Moscow time {{1691| the euro-dollar exchange rate was down 0.09% to $1.1057 from $1.1067 at the close of the previous session. The pound sterling fell 0.08% to $1.3128 compared to $1.3138 the previous day.

The value of the U.S. currency in a pair with the yen rose by 0.57% – to 122.39 yen against 121.7 yen at the end of previous trading.

Calculated ICE index, showing the dynamics of the dollar against six currencies (euro, Swiss franc, yen, Canadian dollar, pound sterling and Swedish krona) increased by 0.1%, the broader WSJ Dollar Index – by 0.14%.