The Nikkei 225 rose for a third straight session on the 18th, with its close recovering the ¥65,000 level for the first time in a week. The yen fell to the ¥157-per-dollar level, while the Bank of Japan's Monetary Policy Meeting decided to raise the policy rate to 1.25%.
The Nikkei 225 rose for a third straight session on the 18th, with its close recovering the ¥65,000 level for the first time in a week.
According to Bloomberg, the yen fell to the ¥157-per-dollar level in the Japanese market, while the Bank of Japan decided at its Monetary Policy Meeting that day to raise the policy rate to 1.25%, as widely expected.