Dollar briefly falls to mid-112 yen zone on long-term yield rise

TOKYO, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar briefly fell to mid-112 yen zone Tuesday in Tokyo on a rise in long-term Japanese government bond yields.

At 5 p.m., the dollar was quoted at 112.74-75 yen compared with 113.02-12 yen in New York at 5 p.m. Monday. It moved between 112.50 yen and 113.18 yen during the day.

The euro fetched 1.1950-1951 dollars and 134.73-77 yen against 1.1962-1972 dollars and 135.27-37 yen in New York late Monday afternoon.

Japanese financial markets were closed Monday for the Coming-of-Age Day national holiday.