NEW YORK, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) — The U.S. dollar weakened on Friday, whereas the Japanese forex staged a pointy rebound.
The dollar index, which measures the dollar in opposition to six main friends, fell 0.79 p.c to 111.9900 in late buying and selling.
The yen rallied noticeably in opposition to the U.S. dollar, after hitting a recent 32-year low earlier within the session.
In late New York buying and selling, the euro climbed to 0.9847 U.S. {dollars} from 0.9783 {dollars} within the earlier session, and the British pound rose to 1.1274 U.S. {dollars} from 1.1233 {dollars} within the earlier session. The Australian dollar was as much as 0.6366 U.S. {dollars} from 0.6275 U.S. {dollars}.
The U.S. dollar purchased 147.23 Japanese yen, decrease than 150.14 Japanese yen of the earlier session. The U.S. dollar dropped to 0.9989 Swiss francs from 1.0034 Swiss francs, and it declined to 1.3656 Canadian {dollars} from 1.3763 Canadian {dollars}.