Dollar, euro extend losses vs yen as stocks plunge

Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:45pm EST
 
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NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar extended losses against the yen on Thursday, hitting a fresh three-week low as Wall Street stocks .DJI accelerated sharp declines late in the trading session.

The dollar fell as low as 94.03 against the yen JPY=, the lowest since late October. The euro, meanwhile, fell 2 percent to session lows at 117.39 yen EURJPY=. (Reporting by Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss; Editing by James Dalgleish)

 
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