In the Tokyo foreign exchange market, USD/JPY was around ¥157.81 at 10:00, with upside remaining limited. It was below the previous day's New York close, and moves to retest ¥158 were limited.
In Tokyo trading on the 6th, USD/JPY was ¥157.81 at 10:00, about 10 sen below the New York close of ¥157.91. It briefly touched ¥158 around 9:00, but buying momentum failed to continue and the pair was quickly pushed back into the upper ¥157 range. Selling in EUR/JPY also weighed on the pair, which fell to ¥157.79 after the fixing.
EUR/USD was range-bound, at $1.1223 as of 10:00. It was almost unchanged from the New York close, but selling pressure in EUR/JPY at one point pushed it down to $1.1213. The pair did not move in one direction and remained range-bound.
EUR/JPY was slightly lower, at ¥177.11 as of 10:00, approximately 11 sen below the New York close of ¥177.22. Selling by Asian market participants also weighed on the pair, which weakened to ¥177.03.
The reference ranges through today were USD/JPY ¥157.79–158.01, EUR/USD 1.1213–1.1229, and EUR/JPY 177.03–177.32.