Yen falls toward 100 per U.S. Dollar

The Japanese currency fell on Monday heading to a 100-per-U.S. Dollar level, while the Euro depreciated amid unfavourable data reported by the Eurostat showing weaker manufacturing output and lower level of retail sales. Yen dropped 0.3% to 99.32 per U.S. dollar as of 11:01 a.m. in London, the third straight decrease of the currency against the U.S. Dollar, and it was traded 0.2% lower at 130.13 per euro.