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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