Dollar nudges lower against yen in quiet trading

The dollar was a tad lower against the yen in quiet trading in Asia on Monday, with a mid-afternoon downturn in the Nikkei Stock Average providing a cue for some buying of the Japanese currency in otherwise directionless trading.

The dollar USDJPY, +0.10%  was at ¥120.32, from ¥120.38 late Friday in New York.

The euro EURUSD, +0.06%  was at $1.2181, from $1.2178, and at EURJPY, +0.18%  ¥146.58, from ¥146.61.

The WSJ Dollar Index BUXX, +0.12% a measure of the dollar against a basket of major currencies, was down 0.10% at 82.79.