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Urgent: U.S. dollar slumps against yen amid declining oil

Xinhua, February 9, 2016 Adjust font size:

The U.S. dollar fell to 15-month low against the Japanese yen as the declining oil prices spurred market demand for safe-haven currencies.

In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.1198 dollars from 1.1142 dollars in the previous session, while the dollar bought 115.34 Japanese yen, lower than 116.93 yen of the previous session. Endit