158.340
Today
-0.23%
5 Days
-0.60%
1 Month
+0.49%
6 Months
+0.62%
Year to Date
+1.04%
1 Year
+6.72%
Opening Price
158.671Previous Closing Price
158.690The Yen had its best session in weeks on Wednesday and it still looks like a losing position.
The US Dollar Index (DXY) trades on the back foot on Wednesday as a sharp rise in the Japanese Yen (JPY) forces the Greenback to reverse its earlier intraday gains. At the time of writing, DXY trades around 99.55, down 0.11% on the day, after reaching 99.86, its highest level since August 14.
The Japanese Yen (JPY) outperforms its major peers on Wednesday, with USD/JPY falling nearly 0.90% on the day as hawkish Bank of Japan (BoJ) expectations support the Japanese currency.
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad observes USD/JPY testing 160.00 as hawkish Bank of Japan comments briefly supported the Japanese Yen (JPY).
ING’s Chris Turner notes that USD/JPY is slightly lower after BoJ hawk Hajime Takata signalled the possibility of a 50bp September hike or back-to-back moves.
USD/JPY retreats on Wednesday and trades around 159.65 at the time of writing, down 0.33% on the day.
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The downside prevails as long as 159.05 is resistance, with 158.25 and 158.07 as targets
above 159.05, look for 159.37 and 159.55.
The downside prevails as long as 159.05 is resistance, with 158.25 and 158.07 as targets
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