Dollar changes hands in lower 111 yen zone in early trade in Tokyo

TOKYO, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar changed hands in the lower 111 yen zone in early deals in Tokyo on Thursday, largely unchanged from levels in New York overnight.

As markets opened here, the dollar was quoted at 111.27-32 yen compared with 111.22-32 yen in New York and 110.76-77 yen at 5 p.m. on Wednesday in Tokyo.

The euro, meanwhile, fetched 1.2181-2182 dollars and 135.60-61 yen against 1.2180-2190 dollars and 135.59-69 yen in New York and 1.2218-2219 dollars and 135.33-37 yen in late Wednesday afternoon trade in Tokyo. Enditem