The yen fell to its lowest level against

US Dollar
The yen fell to its lowest level against the dollar in seven months on Wednesday, hurt by the Bank of Japan's stepped-up efforts to revive the Japanese economy. The yen was at Y80.29 versus the dollar recently in New York, according to EBS via CQG. Tuesday's close was Y79.75. The euro jumped to a session high of 1.3267 against the dollar. Late Wednesday, the euro was at $1.3250 from $1.3235 late Tuesday, according to EBS via CQG. The dollar was at CHF0.9101 from CHF0.9124 and the U.K. pound was at $1.5667 from $1.5779. The ICE Dollar Index, which tracks the U.S. dollar against a basket of currencies, was at about 79.206 from about 79.044.