Retracing its Asian session rally, the Japanese yen edged down across the board on Friday morning in New York.
The yen drifted lower to 87.0 versus the greenback around 10:00 am ET from its Asian session's fresh 14-year high of 84.84.
Against its European major rivals, the yen pulled back from its Asian session's multi-month highs in early New York deals.
The yen slipped to 143.24 against the pound, 86.22 versus the Swiss franc and 129.96 against the euro around 10:10 am ET from Asian session's lows of 139.37, 84.3 and 126.92, respectively.
The Japanese unit also retreated from its early Asian session's multi-month highs against the commodity-linked currencies.
The domestic currency declined to 81.7 against the Canadian dollar, 61.95 versus the New Zealand dollar and 78.96 against the Australian dollar around 10:00 am ET from its Asian session highs of 79.96, 59.96 and 76.61, respectively.
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