6 March 2001, 12:08 Yen firms up on Nikkei's recovery
Hong Kong, March 6 (BridgeNews) - The yen continued its upward
correction in Asia as Japanese stocks posted a 3% gain and on comments
from officials providing support to the currency. The dollar fell to as
low as 118.55 versus the yen. Japan's Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa's
remarks, in which he said he is carefully watching the weaker yen,
initially triggered yen-buying. The dollar closed at 118.60 against the
Japanese unit with the euro at 110.05
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