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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rose steeply against most major currencies on Friday, boosted by robust economic data that seemed to confirm a more vigorous U.S. recovery.
Net foreign purchases of U.S. assets jumped to $87.6 billion in November, sharply higher than a revised $27.8 billion in October.
``Total (dollar) positive reaction to the flows data. It was almost instantaneous. The private accounts showed a big turnaround,'' said Grant Wilson, vice president at Mellon Bank in Pittsburgh.
``This more than covers the huge (current account) deficit that we run because this is such a huge number. This is very, very dollar positive,'' he said.
By midmorning New York trade, the euro was trading at $1.2432 (EUR-), off more than 1 percent, and close to 5 cents from Monday's record highs around $1.29. The euro fell more than 1 percent against the yen to 131.76 (EURJPY-), near the day's low. |  |  |  |  |
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