REFILE-FOREX-Dollar slides as investors turn attention to U.S. jobs data

The dollar extended losses following U.S. data that showed the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased last week. Earlier on Thursday, the Bank of England raised interest rates by the most since 1995. The dollar index fell 0.704% to 105.720, while sterling was last trading at $1.2166, up 0.19% on the day.