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LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar weakened and Wall Street stock futures rose after U.S. employment figures pointed to a lackluster pace of economic growth in the world's largest economy.
The non-farm payrolls data showed employers added 155,000 jobs in December versus forecasts in a Reuters poll of 150,000. November's figures were revised up to 161,000 from 146,000. The jobless rate was steady at 7.8 after the revision.
The dollar <.DXY>, having hit an almost 2-1/2 year high against the yen in the run up to the data, trimmed gains and also dipped back against the euro, with the euro buying $1.3028.
U.S. stock futures climbed, having pointed to a broadly flat open on Wall Street before the release. The MSCI index of world shares <.MIWD00000PUS> clawed back to 346.29 having been 0.23 percent lower at 345.83 beforehand.
U.S. Treasuries also erased earlier losses.
(Reporting by Marc Jones and Richard Hubbard; Editing by)
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