Overview
- The 4:00 a.m. JST update on December 31 put the dollar at ¥156.41–¥156.44, 44 sen weaker for the yen from the previous day.
- Euro/yen was quoted at ¥183.75–¥183.83 at 4:00 a.m. JST, reflecting a 17-sen day-on-day decline for the yen.
- An earlier 2:00 a.m. JST snapshot showed dollar/yen around ¥156.25, indicating slight intraday firming of the dollar.
- New York trading at 5 p.m. on December 30 saw dollar/yen around ¥156.38–¥156.48, consistent with the Tokyo quotes.
- Context from the feed notes equity softness, with the Nikkei closing at 50,339.48 (down 187.44) and the Dow off 249.04 in the prior session.