In the Tokyo foreign exchange market at noon, USD/JPY remained firm, with the dollar around 157.68 yen and EUR/JPY rising to around 179.58 yen. EUR/USD was around 1.1389 dollars, and trading in the morning shifted from being driven by the yen. The intraday reference ranges were 157.17–157.86 for USD/JPY, 1.1374–1.1395 for EUR/USD and 178.85–179.73 for EUR/JPY.
At noon, USD/JPY stood at 157.68 yen, about 40 sen above the New York close of 157.28 yen, while the range high extended to 157.86 yen.
EUR/JPY rose to 179.58 yen, about 43 sen above the New York close of 179.15 yen. In line with the yen's movement following USD/JPY, it reached an intraday high of 179.73 yen and continued to trade near its high.
EUR/USD was 1.1389 dollars at noon, about 0.0002 dollars below the New York close of 1.1391 dollars. Trading remained subdued after the market shifted from being driven by the dollar in the morning to being driven by the yen.
The reference ranges so far today were 157.17–157.86 yen for USD/JPY, 1.1374–1.1395 for EUR/USD and 178.85–179.73 yen for EUR/JPY.