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The dollar extended its gains against the euro on Friday as U.S. employment figures showed the economy here going at full steam. The jobs figures "bolstered the argument that the U.S. continues to enjoy robust growth" without much inflation, said Jay Bryson, an international economist at First Union Corp. in Charlotte. "That's good for investment," which will boost the dollar. The dollar rose to 98.01 per euro from 98.94 Thursday in New York. It traded at 107.46 yen from 107.56 yen Thursday. The euro also fell against the yen.