The yen took a battering in Tokyo interbank trading Friday amid concerns over the nation’s ailing economy.
After the dollar climbed past the 135 yen level briefly in the afternoon for the first time in 6 1/2 years, there were indications that the Bank of Japan had stepped in to keep the yen from falling further, dealers said.
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