Mumbai, Oct. 10 -- The yen hovered around 153.2 per dollar in Friday's Asian trades, near an eight-month low and set for a 4% weekly slide. The currency weakened after fiscal dove Sanae Takaichi won Japan's leadership, boosting expectations of higher fiscal spending and prolonged loose policy. Her comments on preventing excessive yen depreciation did little to lift sentiment, while stronger September producer prices added to rate uncertainty. The dollar index hovered near 99, up about 2% for the week, supported by yen and euro weakness. Meanwhile, the prolonged US government shutdown, now in its ninth day, delayed key data that could influence the Fed's rate outlook.

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