Japan’s Hayashi: Closely watching market moves with a sense of urgency
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Monday that he is “closely watching market moves with a sense of urgency.”
Additional comments
Won't comment on daily share moves.
Share prices determined by various factors including economic situation, corporate activity.
His comments come as the Japanese Yen is at seven-month highs while the Nikkei 225 index slumps to seven-month troughs.
Market reaction
At press time, USD/JPY is off the seven-month lows of 144.76, trading near 145.35, still down 0.83% on the day.
Japanese Yen PRICE Today
The table below shows the percentage change of Japanese Yen (JPY) against listed major currencies today. Japanese Yen was the strongest against the British Pound.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | -0.01% | 0.17% | -0.83% | 0.04% | 0.22% | 0.12% | -0.33% | |
| EUR | 0.00% | 0.10% | -0.95% | -0.08% | 0.24% | 0.01% | -0.43% | |
| GBP | -0.17% | -0.10% | -1.00% | -0.16% | 0.14% | -0.08% | -0.53% | |
| JPY | 0.83% | 0.95% | 1.00% | 0.91% | 1.00% | 0.96% | 0.54% | |
| CAD | -0.04% | 0.08% | 0.16% | -0.91% | 0.21% | 0.07% | -0.55% | |
| AUD | -0.22% | -0.24% | -0.14% | -1.00% | -0.21% | -0.22% | -0.66% | |
| NZD | -0.12% | -0.01% | 0.08% | -0.96% | -0.07% | 0.22% | -0.44% | |
| CHF | 0.33% | 0.43% | 0.53% | -0.54% | 0.55% | 0.66% | 0.44% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Japanese Yen from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent JPY (base)/USD (quote).
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