Yen rises as Chinese shares decline on tighter property market measures

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Source: Reuters
The Japanese currency strengthened broadly as a notable decline of Chinese shares due to the Japan's government announcement about stronger curbs on mainland's property market made investors to buy Yen. The U.S. dollar tumbled 0.4% to 93.32 yen, while the Japan's currency rose 0.7% against the Australian dollar to 94.76.
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