The dollar strengthened against the yen, reaching a seven-month high after a number of residential buildings in the U.S. in October exceeded forecasts.

The USD / JPY broke resistance at 81.60 and reached a high of 81.72.

Dollar for 5 consecutive days the yen strengthened on expectations that the opposition party, the LDP, which supports legislation to mitigate the Bank of Japan could win the election on December 16.