*Yen wallows at multi-year lows vs USD& EUR. *Euro still favoured among G3, but ECB event-risk looms. SYDNEY, Feb 4- The yen started the new week with a nagging problem, it remained the currency of choice to sell with the Bank of Japan seen under the most pressure among major central banks to ease policy aggressively.
The Labor Department said 157,000 jobs were added in January. The euro rose to $1.3662 in late trading Friday from $1.3574 late Thursday. The dollar fell to 0.9078 Swiss franc from 0.9098 Swiss franc and to 99.71 Canadian cents from 99.76 Canadian cents.
NEW YORK, Feb 1- Major world stockmarkets rose to their highest levels in nearly two years on Friday helped by manufacturing and employment data indicating the global economic recovery is on track.
*Dollar dips against euro to $1.3658. LONDON, Feb 1- World shares gained and the dollar extended its falls against the euro on Friday after data showed U.S. payrolls grew modestly in January and that gains in the previous two months were bigger than initially reported.
*MSCI World up as PMIs point to global expansion. LONDON, Feb 1- The dollar fell and world stocks gained on Friday as fresh economic data signalled that the euro zone's downturn has eased and China's growth was on track, but moves were limited as investors await a U.S. jobs report. MSCI's world equity index added 0.5 percent to stay close to its best level since May 2011.