Dollar and yen fell against other major currencies on forex currency trading, after reports from the U.S. government released data on decrease claims for unemployment benefits for a third consecutive week.

Reuters reported the dollar being down versus the euro after a "bounce for stock markets and data showing the euro zone economic sentiment improved in July, suggesting the bloc´s economy was bottoming out."

Sterling was also up versus the dollar as U.K. home prices rose for a third consecutive month and global stocks advanced.

The green back is under evident pressure in foreign exchange trading as risk is coming back. Traders are ditching safe-haven currencies and aiming for riskier ones.

"The three major markets on Wall Street were trading at 2009 highs on Thursday on better-than-expected earnings and new data on unemployment," according to The New York Times.

Dow Jones industrial average is up to 5.2 percent for the year. The Standard & poor´s 500 index gained 19 points, while Nasdaq rose 35 points.

The Dollar Index, decreassed 0.3 percent to 79.359.