Dollar steady after Russia calls for end to Ukraine crisis

TOKYO, Aug 15: The dollar held steady in Asia Friday on easing concerns over the situation in Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin called for an end to the crisis in the violent-wracked country. In Tokyo midday trading, the greenback fetched 102.51 yen, up from 102.45 yen in New York. The euro bought $1.3361 and 136.95 yen, mixed from $1.3365 and 136.93 yen in US trade, after the release Thursday of weak eurozone economic data. Growth in the 18-country eurozone ground to a halt in the second quarter, dragged down by France and Germany and casting a cloud over the crisis-hit region. He added that Russia "will do everything that depends on us to make sure that the (Ukrainian) conflict ends as soon as possible".     — AFP