Restless trading is continuing on the currency market, keeping the dollar on its recent roller-coaster ride.
The dollar has become increasingly sensitive to ups and downs in New York stock prices in general and the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index in particular.
The New York stock market's demoralized performance has frightened investors away, and the switch away from dollar-based assets, coupled with a pickup in a flow of funds into Japanese financial markets, has helped shore up the yen.