RTRS: Dollar extends gains vs yen after Bernanke remarks
The dollar extended gains on Friday versus the Japanese yen after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's comments on the U.S. financial system. For details, see [ID:nWEQ000808].
The dollar rose to a session high of 96.26 right after Bernanke's comments, but pared gains and was last 1.7 percent higher at 96.09.