US dollar shows strength against European majors

Japanese yen climbs to 2-day high against most majors

*Euro drops to 1.3593 against dollar, 0.8790 versus pound, 1.5117 against franc and 129.94 versus yen

*Australian dollar slides to 0.7702 against greenback, 1.7659 versus euro, 73.67 against yen and 0.8918 versus loonie

*Japanese yen jumps to 2-day high of 95.50 against dollar, 129.74 versus euro and 85.88 against franc