The euro , the pound and the Australian
dollar all rose by around 0.4% against the greenback,
indicating a degree of risk appetite, while the dollar and the
yen, which investors tend to favour at times of uncertainty,
fell, data from trading platform EBS and Reuters Dealing showed.
The dollar rose 0.5% to 132.48 against the Japanese yen , according to EBS data. The yen fell 0.9% against the
euro to 141.85 yen, according to EBS.
At 1900 GMT, trading was illiquid, as major Asia-Pacific
markets were not due to open for several hours.
(Reporting by Amanda Cooper; Editing by Dhara Ranasinghe.)
LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - The dollar and the yen fell
in very early Asia trading on Sunday, after Switzerland's UBS reached a deal buy struggling rival Credit Suisse after an intense weekend of negotiations.
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