The Bank of Japan on Monday went on a dollar-buying spree to stem further falls in the U.S. currency in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.
The intervention came shortly after midday, after the dollar briefly dropped to 116.90 yen in Tokyo during the morning, its lowest level since Feb. 28.
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