TOKYO. July 6: The US dollar rose against the Japanese yen here on

1 Ibursday. reports AP.

The dollar stayed within a narrow range as traders waited to see whether a I S federal Reserve policy-meeting Wednesday and Thursday would bring a decrease in interest rates.

A dealer at a major American bank in Tokyo said there was some dollar buying by speculators, but many tniders avoided major moves before ihe release of US unemployment figures tor June. due out Friday.

In hie afternoon, the dollar was traded at 85-24 yen. up O..34 yen from late Wednesday and above its level of 84.80 yen in late New York trading overnight. Hie dollar ranged between 84.82 yen and 85.25 yen during the day.

The price of the benchmark No. 174 10-year Japanese government bonds closed at 114.42 yen. down 0.47 yen from Wednesday's close. Their yield rose to 2.645 per cent from 2.590 percent.