The Labor Department is scheduled to release its monthly non-farm payrolls report for April at 8:30 am ET Friday. Economists expect payroll gains of 200,000 for the month, while the unemployment rate is expected to slip to 4.9 percent.

The greenback showed mixed trading against its major rivals ahead of the data. While the greenback held steady against the yen and the pound, it fell against the euro. Against the franc, it rose.

The greenback was quoted at 1.1422 against the euro, 1.4493 against the pound, 106.97 against the yen and 0.9688 against the franc at 8:25 am ET.

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