The U.S. dollar rose against other major currencies on Thursday on upbeat economic data.
 
U.S. private payrolls surged by 253,000 in May, well above market expectations of a 185,000-gain, a monthly report by the payroll processor ADP said on Thursday.

The ADP report is often seen as preview for the closely-watched U.S. nonfarm payrolls data due out on Friday.

U.S. initial jobless jumped 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 248,000 for the week ended May 27, the Labor Department said on Thursday.
 
It was the 117th straight week that claims were below 300,000, a threshold associated with a healthy labor market.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, increased 0.33 percent at 97.245 in late trading.

In late New York trading, the euro fell to 1.1212 U.S. dollars from 1.1244 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound decreased to 1.2883 U.S. dollars from 1.2890 U.S. dollars in the previous session. The Australian dollar dropped to 0.7379 U.S. dollar from 0.7432 U.S. dollar.

The U.S. dollar bought 111.43 Japanese yen, higher than 110.62 yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.9715 Swiss franc from 0.9675 Swiss franc, and it edged up to 1.3507 Canadian dollars from 1.3506 Canadian dollars.