* Dollar falls broadly after G20, U.S. jobs data
* No rush to withdraw stimulus boosts risk appetite
* Euro above $1.50 <EUR=>, dollar index below 75.00 <.DXY>
(Updates prices)
By Jamie McGeever
LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The dollar weakened broadly on
Monday, pushing the euro above $1.50, after a weekend G20
meeting and U.S. jobs data last week did little to alter the
view that U.S. interest rates will stay low for some time.
The conviction that U.S. -- and other -- interest rates will
remain low for the forseeable future and liquidity still
plentiful boosted demand not just for non-dollar currencies but
for a range of other assets from equities to gold.
Traders also noted that the Group of 20 finance ministers
and central bankers meeting at the weekend did not dwell on
exchange rates, suggesting policymakers were not too concerned
with the dollar's weakness, which remains relatively orderly.
"With that, the dollar is going to remain in a structural
downturn," said Paul Mackel, senior currency strategist at HSBC
in London.
"It looks like the market waited for the event risk to pass
then sell the dollar, even though that seems to be the consensus
view," he added.
The dollar's broad value against six major currencies as
measured by the dollar index fell 1 percent and the euro rose
back above the psychologically key $1.50 level as "risk
appetite" spread through financial markets.
"It really is a true expression of how poor dollar sentiment
is right now," Mackel added, noting sterling's rise to a
three-month high above $1.68 and even the low-yielding yen's
relatively robust performance against the greenback.
"But it's orderly, and that's the key thing. The dollar's
going to remain a sell on rallies."
At 1239 GMT the dollar index was down 1 percent <.DXY> at
75.052, closing in on last month's trough of 74.94, a low not
seen since August 2008.
The euro <EUR=> was up 1 percent at $1.5003, having hit a
high for the day around $1.5011 to take it back within sight of
last month's 2009 high of $1.5064.
STOCKS SURGE
Figures showing surprisingly strong German industrial and
manufacturing output for September supported the positive euro
sentiment <ECON>. []
Some dealers also cited an International Monetary Fund
report as weighing on the dollar. The report said that while the
dollar had depreciated in recent months, it still remained on
the "strong" side. See http://r.reuters.com/kyp48f.
After a week of central bank meetings, including the Federal
Reserve, the G20 gathering ended without the countries taking
any concrete action to rebalance global flows or talk more
specifically about the dollar's recent decline [].
"It's difficult to pinpoint any reason to hold or buy the
dollar. So the dollar is still the preferred funding currency,"
said Niels Christiensen at Nordea in Copenhagen.
European stocks were up 1.6 percent <>, while U.S.
stock futures pointed to Wall Street gains of around 1 percent.
Sterling rose 1.2 percent to its highest in three months at
$1.6844 <GBP=D4>. Some traders highlighted a 1700 GMT deadline
for Kraft <KFT.N> to make its formal takeover bid for British
confectionery group Cadbury <CBRY.L> or walk away for six
months.
The dollar was flat against the yen at 89.92 yen <JPY=>.
Investors will be watching to see how U.S. Treasury yields
respond to this week's record November refunding, while also
keeping an eye on a batch of Chinese data for October due on
Wednesday, which will include the consumer price index,
industrial output data and retail sales. <ECONCN>
