The euro edged up a little further against the dollar Friday after rising sharply the previous day on pessimism about U.S. jobs data and tougher talk on inflation from the European Central Bank. The 12-nation euro bought $1.2164 in early European trading, up from $1.2154 in New York late Thursday. The British pound, however, slipped to $1.7716 from $1.7749. The dollar was marginally higher against the Japanese currency, rising to 113.40 from 113.36. Market anticipation of U.S. jobs data to be released later Friday has weighed on the dollar. Economists expect 172,000 job losses in September, all of which are attributable to hurricanes Katrina and Rita. In a foreshadow of that, the Labor Department reported Thursday that an additional 74,000 hurricane-related claims for jobless benefits were filed last week -- bringing the total so far to 363,000.