U.S. dollar falls despite stunning jobs additions

NEW YORK, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar lost in late trading on Friday, despite U.S. job gains being far higher than expected and above August's total of 227,000.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased 0.28 percent to 106.0454 in late trading.

The U.S. job growth heated up in September, adding 336,000 positions, according to data released Friday by the Burea