FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The Australian dollar has been retreating against the greenback, losing 0.54%, despite the gloomy data coming from the US. Nonfarm payrolls came disappointingly low in May, with only 69K instead of the 150K consensus forecast. The unemployment rate rose to 8.2%, reversing the slow downward trend, while average weekly hours and the personal income came short of expectations at 34.4 and 0.2% (instead of 34.5 and 0.3%), respectively.

The pair is currently trading at 0.9680, facing resistance at 0.9779, before 0.9827 and 0.9880, according to Fxstreet.com pivot points on technical tools. On the downside, there is support at 0.9678, ahead of 0.9625 and 0.9577.