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Urgent: U.S. dollar falls against yen amid safe-haven demand

Xinhua, January 13, 2015 Adjust font size:

The U.S. dollar rose against most major currencies on Monday but slipped against the Japanese yen as slump in oil prices and equity markets spurred demand for safe- haven assets.

In late New York trading, the euro decreased to 1.1840 dollars from 1.1843 dollars in the previous session, while the dollar bought 118.32 Japanese yen, lower than 118.58 yen of the previous session. Endite