GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar languishes at 8-mth low, US debt ceiling a worry
October 03, 2013 at 19:24 PM EDT
TOKYO, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The dollar languished at an eight-month low on Friday as a lack of progress in resolving the U.S. budget standoff raised concerns the crisis could merge with a more complex fight looming later this month to raise the U.S. borrowing limit.