The greenback continued to trade higher against major currencies in European trade Monday, extended its gains from last week on surprisingly strong U.S. jobs figures.
Despite slipping a touch against the yen, dollar was supported by data showing a smaller-than-expected fall in U.S. payrolls, which suggested employment may be turning the corner after months of extreme weakness.
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The euro was little changed at $1.4185, hovering near a one-week low around $1.4154 hit on electronic trading platform EBS in the aftermath Friday's data.
The euro brushed off a surprisingly strong reading of euro zone sentiment on Monday.
Against a currency basket, the dollar was little changed at 78.869, while the U.S. currency inched down 0.3% against the yen to 97.30 yen, after rallying as high as 97.79 yen, its strongest in nearly eight weeks, on Friday.
