Dollar Slips to 5-month Low, Yuan Set for Biggest Weekly Gain Since 2005

Dollar Slips to 5-month Low, Yuan Set for Biggest Weekly Gain Since 2005
U.S. one-dollar bills are curled and inspected during production at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington on Nov. 14, 2014. Gary Cameron/Reuters
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LONDON—The dollar was pinned near a five-month low against a basket of major currencies on Friday ahead of key U.S. labor market data, while the yuan was set for its biggest weekly gain since China abandoned its dollar peg and revalued its currency in 2005.

The dollar index, which measures the currency against six major peers including the yen and euro, fell 0.2 percent to 104.47, having earlier touched its lowest level since June 29 at 104.36.