U.S. housing start jumped in February, and the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dropped last week, suggesting resilient economic growth and reinforced economic fundamentals. But a more gradual pace of monetary tightening by the Federal Reserve continued to keep the dollar under pressure. The dollar index against a basket of six major currencies fell 0.38 percent to 100.36 on Thursday. The euro rallied 0.30 percent at $1.0764 against the greenback. Against the yen, the dollar was down 0.04 percent at 113.30. The euro is expected to meet resistance and support against the dollar at $1.0828 and $1.0606 respectively, while the dollar is expected to meet resistance and support against the yen at 114.88 and 112.02 respectively.

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