Euro strengthens versus U.S. Dollar and Yen on U.S. data

The 17-nation bloc currency advanced on Monday traded near the strongest level in six weeks versus the U.S. Dollar and reached a five-year peak versus the Japanese Yen after a government report showed that U.S. payrolls increased last month. The Euro strengthened from $1.3701 on Friday to $1.3748 earlier on today's session, while it traded at 141.54 yen, the most since October 2008.