The dollar carved out moderate gains against the euro and hit one-month highs against the yen Friday, as global risk appetite shriveled in the face of weaker stock markets. News of a surprise contraction in UK economic groth also damaged sentiment by cutting into optimism about the global economic recovery prospects, resulting in a sharp selloff for the pound aand leaving it as the major underperformer on the day. Late Friday, the Euro was at $1.4998 from $1.5031 late Thursday, according to EBS vis CQG. The dollar was at Y92.07 from Y91.28, while the Euro was at Y1.38.04 from Y137.20