Overview

• At 5 p.m. in New York on Oct. 6, the dollar traded at ¥150.30–40, leaving the yen down ¥2.91 from the previous close.
• The euro changed hands around $1.1707–1.1717 and roughly ¥176 during the same session.
• The update was filed from New York by Kyodo News and carried by Nishinippon Shimbun as a members-only market brief.
• The move followed levels near ¥147 late last week, reflecting the year’s recurrent volatility around shifting rate expectations and signals from the Bank of Japan.
• U.S. equities were mixed as the Dow slipped 63 points on profit-taking, while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 notched record closing highs.