The Rupee closed weaker even as the dollar index dipped, extending losses amid a fall in U.S. Treasury yields. The 2-year yield was at 4.88%, off 16 basis points of this week's high.The Korean won climbed 0.8% and the Indonesian rupiah advanced 0.6%, leading Asia higher. The offshore Chinese yuan, at 7.1824 to the U.S. dollar, was at its highest in nearly two months, while the Japanese yen was poised for its best week in one-and-a-half years amid central bank intervention. Sterling rose on Friday against a weakening dollar ahead of U.S. jobs data due later in the day, while local elections in Britain have left the currency undisturbed. The pound was last 0.15% higher against the dollar at $1.2555. After payrolls data, markets will be looking to the Bank of England's meeting next week for clues on when its policy easing could begin, Foley added. The BoE is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged at 5.25% on Thursday, but with inflation slipping back towards target, a rate cut at the following meeting might be put on the table. Oil prices edged lower on Friday, on course for their steepest weekly loss in three months, as investors weighed weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data and the timing of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut. Brent crude futures for July were down 29 cents, or 0.35%, to $83.38 a barrel at 11:30 a.m EDT (1530 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for June fell 37 cents, or 0.47%, to $78.58 per barrel.......