Dollar changes hands in mid-106 yen range in early trade in Tokyo

TOKYO, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar changed hands in the mid-106 yen range in early deals in Tokyo on Friday, largely unchanged from its levels in New York overnight.

As markets opened here, the dollar was quoted at 106.46-47 yen, compared with 106.47-57 yen in New York and 106.10-11 yen at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday in Tokyo.

The euro, meanwhile, fetched 1.1076-1076 dollars and 117.74-78 yen against 1.1052-1062 dollars and 117.74-84 yen in New York, and 1.1082-1083 dollars and 117.58-62 yen in late Friday afternoon trade in Tokyo.