Dollar closed at 64.9650 against its opening at 64.9200. Dollar ended little changed as investors remained on the sideline awaiting the release of US employment data.The greenback gained grounds as tensions between US and China trade war eased. Officials from both the US and China hinted their desire for talks about the recently proposed tariff plans. Investors await the release of the widely followed US employment report later today. US Employment is expected to rise by 198,000 jobs in March after spiking by 313,000 jobs in February. Also, the unemployment rate is expected to fall to 4.0% from 4.1%. On the US economic data, first-time claims for US unemployment benefits in the week ended Mar 31 unexpectedly increased, said the Labour Department on Thursday. The report said initial jobless claims climbed to 242,000, an increase of 24,000 from the previous week's revised level of 218,000. A report released by the Commerce Department on Thursday showed the US trade deficit widened by more than speculated in the month of February. The trade deficit widened to $57.6 billion in February from a revised $56.7 billion in January.

Sensex provisionally ends flat with 15 components in the green; 16 in the red.

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Oil prices fell on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of new tariffs on China reignited fears of a trade war between the world's two biggest economies.

Gold prices gained on Friday after reports that the U.S. is planning to slap another $100 billion tariffs on China.

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Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced the dissolution of parliament on Friday, more than two months before the end of his five-year term, paving the way for a general election.