
The dollar fell after the Group of Seven finance ministers and central bankers omitted any mention of the currency's weakness in their final communiqué, which sent the Dollar Index down 5 percent this year, after their October 3 talks in Istanbul.
European stocks and U.S. index futures gained.
The U.S. currency declined against 15 of its 16 most-traded peers as of 10:19 a.m. in London.
The yen slipped versus all 16 after Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii said the government will act if the foreign-exchange market moves in a "biased direction."
(Source:NEXT)
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