In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 14th, the dollar was bought in the morning on rising crude oil futures prices but sold thereafter, and the yen edged lower toward evening.
Dollar buying led the market in the morning against a backdrop of rising crude oil futures prices.
Selling then gained the upper hand, and the day's market movement eased.
At 5 p.m., the yen remained little changed, at a level around 13 sen from the 13th.