"The current account data helped to prevent the market from becoming wholly devoted to dollar selling," said Etsuko Yamashita, chief economist at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. By 1:37 a.m. EST the dollar was around 104.45 yen up slightly from late U.S. levels and nearly 3 percent above a five-year low hit two weeks ago. The euro also stayed flat around $1.3265 down about 1.5 percent from Wednesday's peak of $1.3444. Sterling was off its 12-year high of $1.9552 hit in London trade on Thursday after strong U.K. retail sales data, now buying $1.9335 1.3 percent below the peak.