The yen edged up against the dollar in the Tokyo foreign exchange market, with the dollar-yen rate at ¥159.71 as of 5 p.m. The article also describes this as a 29-sen rise in the yen compared with the previous day.
The yen edged up against the dollar in the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 2nd. As of 5 p.m., the dollar-yen rate was reported at ¥159.71, rather than in the ¥135 range.
The article reported a 29-sen rise in the yen compared with the previous day and stated that the yen had strengthened compared with the 1st. Market movements remained limited against the dollar.