Most foreign markets were open; an article about overseas trading appears on page D12.
The credit market rally continued, with most of the gains achieved during overseas trading.
In overseas trading, dealers also attributed the dollar's advance to covering of short positions.
Prices of Treasury securities moved a bit higher in overseas trading.
In overseas trading, the dollar was also restrained by fears of central bank intervention.
In overseas trading earlier in the day, the dollar dropped.
Prices of Treasury securities inched higher in thin overseas trading.
It was higher in the morning, helped by strength in overseas trading, then turned lower after noon before turning up again.
It was a new round of such hints that sent the dollar lower in overseas trading early Tuesday.
Even most of the yen's movement occurred in overseas trading, dealers said.