U.S. Dollar Falls 0.12% Against Yen to 158.494 in Nov. 3 Snapshot

The U.S. dollar weakened against the Japanese yen in an evening market snapshot that also showed a softer dollar against the offshore yuan and divergent moves in European indexes.

At 8 p.m. ET Tuesday, Nov. 3, the dollar was down 0.12% against the yen at 158.494. It also fell 0.05% against the offshore Chinese yuan to 6.66656.

European benchmarks moved in different directions. The Euro Stoxx 50 rose 0.48% to 6,128.46, while the FTSE 100 fell 1.44% to 10,598 and the DAX 40 declined 0.41% to 25,724.4.

Commodities also edged higher. Gold rose 0.01% to $3,931.35 an ounce, and silver gained 0.27% to $49.667 an ounce. West Texas Intermediate crude added 0.03% to $97.31 a barrel, while Brent crude advanced 0.14% to $108.11 a barrel.