By Deborah Levine
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The dollar pared its gains versus the euro and other major currencies on Thursday after a report showed U.S. jobless claims unexpectedly rose to 482,000 in the latest week. The dollar index (DXY 78.63, +0.30, +0.38%) , a measure of the U.S. unit against a trade-weighted basket of rivals, traded at 78.496, compared to 78.706 before the data but still up from 78.355 in North American trade late Wednesday. The euro changed hands at $1.4090, down from $1.4107 on Wednesday. Still to come is data on leading indicators and the Philadelphia Federal Reserve's manufacturing index. The U.S. dollar hit another five-month high versus the euro amid ongoing worries about Greece.
