The Hong Kong dollar was firmer but off highs in late trade on Monday after the government said the city's jobless rate for April-June had been unchanged at 5.7 percent, missing forecasts for a slight improvement. The Hong Kong dollar was trading at 7.7760/65 after hit a high of 7.7756 earlier in the day on renewed speculation that China could soon revalue its currency. A continued flow of money into the Hong Kong stock market helped.
The local dollar was stood at 7.7758/63 in mid-morning and closed at 7.7779/81 on Friday.
Some economists said the unemployment data was slightly disappointing, against market forecasts of 5.6 percent, but overall the data suggested the labour market was still in good shape.