In the New York foreign exchange market, USD/JPY edged higher to ¥159.36 as of 2:00 a.m. EUR/JPY was at ¥184.67 and EUR/USD at $1.1588, both showing limited movement.
In the New York market on the 17th, USD/JPY edged higher to ¥159.36 as of 2:00 a.m. This was approximately ¥0.07 above the ¥159.29 level at midnight, but upside was limited, with the pair reaching the ¥159.40 high seen in the early Asian session. Overall, there were few market-moving factors, and trading remained subdued.
EUR/JPY remained firm at ¥184.67 as of 2:00 a.m. It was up approximately ¥0.11 from midnight and at one point rose into the ¥184.70 range, following the move in USD/JPY.
EUR/USD moved in a narrow range, standing at $1.1588 as of 2:00 a.m., up only approximately $0.0001 from midnight.
The reference ranges through today are ¥158.85–¥159.40 for USD/JPY, $1.1564–$1.1614 for EUR/USD and ¥184.06–¥184.77 for EUR/JPY.