TOKYO, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar rose to the lower 113 yen zone Tuesday in Tokyo over the upbeat U.S. manufacturing data for September.
At 5 p.m. local time, the dollar was quoted at 113.09-10 yen compared with 112.70-80 yen in New York and 112.98-99 yen in Tokyo at 5 p.m. Monday. It moved between 112.66 yen and 113.19 yen during the day.
The euro fetched 1.1742-1744 dollars and 132.79-83 yen against 1.1726-1736 dollars and 132.22-32 yen in New York and 1.1741-1743 dollars and 132.65-69 yen in Tokyo late Monday afternoon.
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) in the U.S. announced in a report on Monday that the manufacturing index, also known as the purchasing managers index (PMI), registered 60.8, the highest since May 2004.
The upbeat data fueled expectations for better results in the nonmanufacturing data for September and optimism on U.S. economic growth.
