Yen Hovers Around ¥156.9 Per Dollar in New Year Trading

Overview

• At 04:00 JST on Jan. 3, USD/JPY stood at ¥156.89–¥156.90, down ¥0.92 from the previous day, according to Chunichi.
• In New York on the morning of Jan. 2, USD/JPY was quoted at ¥156.85–¥156.95, 17 sen weaker for the yen versus the Dec. 31 session, Kyodo reported.
• EUR/JPY was near ¥183.86–¥183.89 at 04:00 JST on Jan. 3, down ¥0.28 from the prior day.
• The updates are time-stamped intraday market quotes rather than daily settlement rates.
• Multiple Japanese outlets carried matching snapshots, with the Nishinippon item citing Kyodo and noting its full text is paywalled.