Dollar Dips In Holiday Trading

Fri., May 17, 1996

The dollar gave back some of its recent gains against the Japanese yen Thursday and slipped against the German mark in trading curtailed by the Ascension Day holiday in Germany and France.

The dollar rose narrowly against other leading currencies and initially was stronger against the mark, but fell against the German currency in late U.S. trading.

After rising strongly against the yen the previous two days, the dollar retreated a bit.

Exchange Currency in Dollars Dollar in foreign currency

Canada .7309 1.3682

France .1926 5.1921

Germany .6525 1.5325

Great Britain 1.5126 .6611

Italy .000644 1554.00

Japan .009376 106.65

Mexico .134753 7.4210

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