RTRS: Dollar extends gains versus yen after US data
NEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar extended gains versus the Japanese yen on Wednesday after a report showed new orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods rose for the third straight month in February.
For details, see [ID:nN2396707]
The dollar touched 91.86 yen JPY=, a session high, from 91.72 yen prior to the data. It was last up 1.4 percent at 91.62 yen.
The euro pared some of its losses after the report, but it was still down 1.1 percent at $1.3350 EUR=, compared with $1.3342 before the release. (Reporting by Vivianne Rodrigues; Editing by Padraic Cassidy)
