Australian dollar rose in Asian trade after opening with a downward price gap, following earlier housing Australian data and ahead of US labor data later today.
As of 02:44 GMT, AUD/USD rose 0.10% to 0.7215, with an intraday high at 0.7223, and a low at 0.7172.
Earlier Australian data showed an index tracking mortgage loans up 2.2%, compared to a 1% drop in September, and beating estimates of a 0.5% drop.
Now investors await a US index on job opportunities, expected to have increased in October to 7.22 million from 7.01.
Payrolls data released last Friday showed the unemployment rate steadied at 3.7% in November as expected, the lowest since 1969.
US average earnings rose 0.2% in November, missing estimates of 0.3% and matching the pace of October.
The US economy added 155 thousand new jobs in November, missing estimates of 198K, and compared to October's 237K increase, revised from 250K.