In the Tokyo market on the 19th, dollar-yen rose from ¥157.70 to ¥158.18. Cross-yen movements led the advance, while euro-yen fell to ¥176.92. Comments by BOJ Governor Ueda and Prime Minister Takaichi, along with China's economic indicators, affected the market.
Dollar selling led the market amid waning expectations of a US rate hike, but dollar-yen moved higher from its morning low into the afternoon, supported by the firmness of cross-yen pairs.
Euro-yen moved from ¥176.97 to ¥177.46, while euro-dollar moved from $1.1199 to $1.1234 before falling further on European trading, with euro-yen declining to ¥176.92.
China's GDP for July-September rose 4.5% year on year, retail sales rose 1.1%, and industrial production rose 5.5%, all exceeding market expectations. Japan's tertiary industry activity index, meanwhile, fell 0.1% month on month.
The Nikkei Stock Average ended trading at ¥64,916.70, down ¥407 from the previous day. It opened at ¥64,819.56, reached a high of ¥65,067.80 and a low of ¥63,831.78, making it a session of wide swings.