The U.S. dollar resumed early rally against the euro and the yen in New York morning deals on Thursday, as initial jobless claims in the U.S. saw an unexpected decrease in the week ended December 13th.

According to a report released by the Labor Department, the jobless claims slipped to 289,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level of 295,000.

The drop came as a surprise to economists, who had expected jobless claims to inch up to 295,000 from the 294,000 originally reported for the previous week.

The greenback rose to a 1-week high of 119.23 against the yen and a 10-day high of 1.2265 against the euro, up from Wednesday's closing values of 118.60 and 1.2340, respectively. The next possible resistance for the greenback may be found around 120.00 against the yen and 1.21 against the euro.

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