The dollar maintained its gains since last week against the yen in Asia trade Monday, as investors remained cautious before the Bank of Japan wraps up its policy setting meeting later this week.
The greenback was at ¥120.04 yen, compared with ¥119.90 yen late Friday in New York,
The U.S. currency was lower against the euro USDEUR, -0.4541% , which rose to $1.1227 midday from $1.1208 late Friday. The common currency EURJPY, +0.62% was at ¥134.75 from ¥134.41.
The WSJ Dollar Index BUXX, -0.26% a measure of the dollar against a basket of major currencies, was down 0.08% to 88.43.
