Wall Street shares also stood near record highs, with the S&P 500 .SPX closing at a new peak for a second straight session on Friday at 2,122.73.
U.S. shares were
helped by the weak data to some extent, as it reinforced expectations
the Federal Reserve will wait for longer before raising interest rates.
U.S. interest rate futures priced in a rate hike toward the end of 2015.
The 10-year U.S. Treasuries yield fell almost 10 basis points to 2.140 percent US10YT=RR on Friday, compared with a six-month high of 2.366 percent set on Tuesday. It last stood at 2.149 percent.
The dollar index stood at 93.435 =USD, rising slightly but was still near the four-month low of 93.133 hit on Thursday.
The euro traded at $1.1427 EUR=, near a three-month high of $1.1468 struck on Friday.
Rises in euro zone debt yields, which make euro zone bonds more attractive, have supported the common currency.
The yen eased a tad to 119.74 to the dollar JPY=, while sterling was off Thursday's six-month high of $1.5815, changing hands at $1.5733 GBP=D4.
The New Zealand dollar fell 0.6 percent to $0.7429 NZD= after the government announced on Sunday a new capital gains tax on residential property investments to cool soaring prices in Auckland. The move raised speculation that the central bank could cut interest rates in coming months.
Oil prices held firm on supply concerns in the Middle East following fighting in Iraq and Yemen, with Brent futures LCOc1 standing at $66.93 per barrel, up 0.2 percent from Friday.
The 10-year U.S. Treasuries yield fell almost 10 basis points to 2.140 percent US10YT=RR on Friday, compared with a six-month high of 2.366 percent set on Tuesday. It last stood at 2.149 percent.
The dollar index stood at 93.435 =USD, rising slightly but was still near the four-month low of 93.133 hit on Thursday.
The euro traded at $1.1427 EUR=, near a three-month high of $1.1468 struck on Friday.
Rises in euro zone debt yields, which make euro zone bonds more attractive, have supported the common currency.
The yen eased a tad to 119.74 to the dollar JPY=, while sterling was off Thursday's six-month high of $1.5815, changing hands at $1.5733 GBP=D4.
The New Zealand dollar fell 0.6 percent to $0.7429 NZD= after the government announced on Sunday a new capital gains tax on residential property investments to cool soaring prices in Auckland. The move raised speculation that the central bank could cut interest rates in coming months.
Oil prices held firm on supply concerns in the Middle East following fighting in Iraq and Yemen, with Brent futures LCOc1 standing at $66.93 per barrel, up 0.2 percent from Friday.
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