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Yen, Swiss franc gain as Brussels spurs safety flows

Published Tue, Mar 22, 2016 · 09:50 PM

London

The yen and the Swiss franc rose while the euro fell on Tuesday after explosions in Brussels spurred flows into safe-haven currencies and assets.

European shares were subdued, dragged down by airline and travel stocks, souring overall sentiment towards high-yielding and riskier assets after explosions at Brussels airport and a metro station killed around 20 people.

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