Aust dollar opens unchanged, $US rocked by poor employment

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Aust dollar opens unchanged, $US rocked by poor employment

The Australian dollar has opened the new week unchanged after poor United States employmentfigures and the resignations of two top economic officials rocked the US dollar on Friday.

At 7am (AEDT), the Australian dollar was worth 56.12 US cents -- unchanged from Friday's close.

The Australian dollar rose rising slightly in the European session on Friday followingthe unexpectedly weak US employment report, but then settled back to trade within itsrecent range.

CURRENCY TABLE: Currency snapshot at 0700 AEDTCURRENCY SPOT PREVIOUS CLOSEAUD/USD 0.5601-14 0.5609-14 AUD/JPY 69.30-35 70.21-26 AUD/EUR 0.5553-58 0.5593-98 AUD/NZD 1.1177-87 1.1182-92 AUD/GBP 0.3556-61 0.3565-70 EUR/USD 1.0095-010 1.0025-30 USD/JPY 123.52-57 125.14-19 EUR/JPY 124.70-75 125.48-53

(*Closes taken at 1700 AEDT previous local session)

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KEYWORD: AUST DOLLAR (SYDNEY)