Dollar changes hands in mid-105 yen range in early trade in Tokyo

TOKYO, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar changed hands in the mid-105 yen zone in early deals in Tokyo on Wednesday, lower than its overnight levels in New York.

As markets opened here, the dollar was quoted at 105.57-59 yen compared with 106.06-16 yen in New York and 106.14-15 yen at 5 p.m. on Tuesday in Tokyo.

The euro, meanwhile, fetched 1.2415-2415 dollars and 131.08-12 yen against 1.2400-2410 dollars and 131.65-75 yen in New York and 1.2334-2335 dollars and 130.92-96 yen in late Tuesday afternoon trade in Tokyo.