In the U.S. foreign exchange market, the dollar/yen pair briefly softened to the ¥156.90 range as pressure to correct yen weakness intensified. Movements in the Nikkei 225, Dow Jones and Shanghai Composite were provided as key market indicators.
Against the backdrop of intensifying pressure to correct yen weakness, USD/JPY briefly softened to the ¥156.90 range.
The Nikkei 225 rose sharply to 66,821.07, up +456.87 from the previous day.
The Dow Jones rose to a closing level of 51,828.62, +478.64, while the Shanghai Composite edged down to 3,888.37, -48.14.
At the same time, USD/JPY was at 157.59, a change of +0.35.