Previous close | 135.7280 |
Open | 135.7340 |
Bid | 134.8830 |
Day's range | 134.7200 - 135.9870 |
52-week range | 108.7290 - 136.9970 |
Ask | 134.8840 |
Worries about the risk of a global recession drove rallies in the safe haven Japanese yen and U.S. dollar on Friday while the risk-sensitive Australian dollar dipped to a two-year low. The yen gained to 135.105 per dollar, pulling away from the mid-week low of 137.00, which was its weakest in 24 years. The dollar index - which measures the greenback against six counterparts including the yen, euro and sterling - gained 0.18% to 104.85.
The US dollar has pulled back a bit against the Japanese yen during the trading session on Thursday, as we continue to see the grinding of this market.
The British pound has pulled back a bit during the trading session on Thursday to test the ¥165 level, an area that has been important from time to time over the last couple of weeks.