As of noon, the yen stood at around ¥157.66 to the dollar, up 68 sen from the previous day. The figure captures temporary movements in response to developments in the foreign exchange market.
In Tokyo foreign exchange trading on the 15th, the dollar-yen rate stood at around ¥157.66 as of noon, with the yen strengthening by 68 sen from ¥158.34 the previous day.
The yen continued to move in a weaker-dollar, stronger-yen direction that day.