Dollar gains after U.S. March manufacturing report
(Updates with reaction to U.S. manufacturing data)
NEW YORK, April 1 (Reuters) - The dollar extended gains against the euro and yen on Tuesday after an unexpectedly high reading of U.S. manufacturing in March. For more click [nWEN4744].
The euro EUR= fell against the dollar, trading at $1.5607 soon after the report from about $1.5615 shortly prior. The dollar gained against the yen, trading at about 101.22 yen JPY= from about 100.94 yen shortly prior. (Reporting by Nick Olivari; Editing by James Dalgleish)
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