Yen depreciated as stocks of Russia dumped

The Japanese Yen dropped for the first time in six days versus the greenback as Russian stocks gained after Crimea's referendum to split from Ukraine and a rise in tensions between the Russian Federation and the EU. Japan's currency contacted as much as 0.4% to 101.79 per greenback at 8:41 a.m. London time after it advanced 1.9% last week. The Yen depreciated 0.2% to 141.37 per Eurozone's currency after it added 1.6% last week.