U.S. dollar edges down, hits nine-month high against Japanese yen

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar edged down on Monday and briefly hit a nine-month high against the Japanese yen.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.02 percent to 104.0567 in late trading.

It bought 146.5060 Japanese yen, hitting a nine-month high on Monday, higher than 146.3690 Japanese yen of the previous session.

Bank of Japan Governor Kaz