Yen jumps versus dollar as US yields ease; stocks rise
Stocks mostly rose Wednesday and US yields eased. The Japanese yen rose sharply against the U.S. dollar, though the immediate driver was not clear.
By Caroline ValetkevitchStock indexes mostly rose on Wednesday after three days of declines as investors watched for new developments in the U.S.-Iran conflict, while the Japanese yen rose sharply against the U.S. dollar.It was not immediately clear what prompted the yen move.
The currency had retr…