FOREX-Dollar index stays firm after U.S. durable, jobless data

NEW YORK, July 27 (Reuters) - The dollar held steady versus a basket of currencies on Thursday as the latest domestic data on durable goods orders, jobless claims and trade balance on goods suggested ongoing moderate growth for the world's biggest economy.

At 8:42 a.m. (1242 GMT), an index that tracks the greenback against six major currencies .DXY was up 0.04 percent at 93.712 after hitting a 13-month trough of 93.152 earlier Thursday.



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