Major currencies ended Friday much as they began, glued to narrow ranges as activity ground to a near standstill with European players on a public holiday and New York still affected by a massive power cut.
The single European currency fell to US$1.1246 from US$1.1273 late on Thursday in New York.
The euro had risen to as high as US$1.1328 overnight on news of the power woes in the US northeast and southern Canada.
The dollar traded at ¥119.24 from ¥119.15 on Thursday.
Amid the exceptional conditions, a raft of US data went by almost without notice.
"It is all very quiet, what with the European holiday and the power outage," said Barclays Capital analyst Jane Foley.
"We weren't short of data to react to but there just weren't enough players in the market," she added.
After the lights went out in the US and Canada late Thurs-day, the dollar went down amid fears of further terrorist attacks, but the US unit later stabilized.
"In the US, yesterday's power outage generated only a short-lived market reaction, with a brief sell-off in the dollar and safe-haven trades boosting bonds," said Audrey Childe-Freeman, economist at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.
"With the terrorist scenario ruled out, it is very much back to square one in terms of market sentiment," though liquidity was low because several European countries were enjoying a public holiday.
Much of Friday's US data came in as expected -- with sturdy industrial production growth in July tempered by a sharp fall in manufacturing activity in New York State.
Meanwhile, US inflation rose for the second straight month in July.
The University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey was postponed to Tuesday.
There was also little action elsewhere.
The pound could not make ground on the euro despite Britain's relative economic health. So far, British economic data have consistently eclipsed the dismal performances in the euro zone's major economies.
The coming week is expected to show France joining Italy, Germany and the Netherlands in recession.
Next week's British retail sales for July is expected to see a retracement from June's hefty rise but any upside surprise will help the pound, analysts said.
"That might be the trigger sterling needs," said Foley.
The euro was changing hands at US$1.1246 from US$1.1273 late on Thursday in New York, ¥134.12 (¥133.95), £0.7059 (£0.7026) and 1.5431 Swiss francs (Sf1.5430).
The dollar was being quoted at ¥119.24 (¥119.15) and 1.3718 Swiss francs (Sf1.3687).
The pound was at US$1.5934 (US$1.6025), ¥190.04 (¥190.94) and 2.1864 Swiss francs (Sf2.1935).
On the London Bullion Market, the price of an ounce of gold stood at US$364.5 from US$363.60 on Thursday afternoon.
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