REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationLONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - The dollar touched a four-week peak against major peers on Thursday after upbeat labour market data a day earlier, while sterling remained lower after the Bank of England downshifted to a smaller 25 basis point hike.
The dollar index , which measures the currency against six major peers, rose as high as 102.84, its highest level in four weeks.
Earlier, the currency fell to a four-week low of 143.89 per dollar.
The New Zealand dollar similarly earlier slid to its lowest since end-June at $0.6063, having tumbled more than 1% on Wednesday.
"The U.S. dollar actually strengthened against most other currencies (and) there were risk-aversion trades across all the asset classes."
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