Stock Slump Affects Dollar

The dollar ended mostly lower for the third straight day Wednesday, dragged down by a big sell-off in the American stock market.

Traders said U.S. corporate nervousness about the dollar’s strength against the yen also played a role in the dollar’s weakness, a theme that has emerged in recent days.

Although the dollar gained in early Asian dealings, much of the strength evaporated later when the Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 130 points before it partly recovered to close with an 83-point loss.

Exchange Currency in Dollars Dollar in foreign currency

Canada .7303 1.3693

France .1943 5.1460

Germany .6572 1.5216

Great Britain 1.5533 .6438

Italy .000654 1529.94

Japan .009062 110.35

Mexico .131044 7.6310