The US dollar edged higher against the yen and the euro on Friday, building on gains from the previous session.
In Asian morning trading, the dollar rose slightly to 158.505 yen, following a 0.4 per cent increase the day before. The move puts the currency on course for a weekly gain of roughly 0.7 per cent against the Japanese currency.
The euro slipped to 1.1521 dollars after the greenback had gained around 0.3 per cent in the prior session. Sterling also moved lower, falling to 1.3449 dollars. Among commodity-linked currencies, the Australian dollar dipped to 0.7029 dollars and the New Zealand dollar fell to 0.5866 dollars.
