Dealers prepare for euro trading

Dealers prepare for euro trading

Dealers at the Tokyo Forex Co. prepare for the start of euro trading in Tokyo on Jan. 4. The euro - Europe's new single currency which debuted Jan. 1, traded at 132.91-133.14 yen and 1.1754-1758 U.S. dollars at 9 a.m. on the first Tokyo trading day in the new currency.

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