Yen soars in Tokyo

Yen soars in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese yen surges to the 113 yen level against the dollar briefly in Tokyo on Aug. 2 for the first time in five and a half months. A signboard at Tokyo's Ueda Harlow Ltd. showed 113.97 yen at 4:30 p.m. The dollar closed at 114.02-05 yen at 5 p.m. after hitting the day's low of 113.95 yen.

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