Mon, Apr 13th, 2009
* Dollar, yen lower, higher-yielders advance
* Many financial centers closed for Easter holiday
* Focus on stock reaction to U.S. bank earnings, GM (Adds comments, updates prices, changes byline)
NEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters) - The dollar and yen droppedagainst the euro on Monday as improved appetite for risk erodedthe safe-haven appeal of the U.S. and Japanese currencies.
Risk sentiment has improved in recent sessions, buoyed by afive-week rally in Wall Street stocks and growing hopes thatthe financial sector and global economy may be past the worst.
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