31 Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market: Dollar-Yen Trading in Upper ¥159 Range — Flash

Dollar-yen traded in the upper ¥159 range in Tokyo trading on the 31st. Dollar selling and yen buying led trading against a backdrop of a pause in the rise in long-term US yields and a decline in the Nikkei.

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Dollar-yen was trading in the upper ¥159 range in Tokyo trading on the 31st.

Some market participants attributed the initial dollar selling and yen buying to the decline in the Nikkei amid a pause in the rise in long-term US yields in after-hours trading.

The pair stopped falling in the afternoon. It fell to the ¥159.7x range before noon and then traded broadly flat.

At a glance

Time2026/8/31 15:32

LevelDollar-yen trading in the upper ¥159 range

BackgroundDollar selling and yen buying were prompted by the Nikkei's decline as the rise in long-term US yields paused

BoJ rate-hike expectationsSome market participants believe expectations of an early BOJ rate hike prompted yen buying

Afternoon trendThe pair fell to the ¥159.70 range before noon but was broadly flat in the afternoon

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