Friday morning, during early Asian deals, the Japanese unit weakened modestly versus its major opponents after advancing Thursday on growing concerns over the global economy.
The unexpected increase in US jobless benefit claims and growing fears about the sovereign debt crisis in Greece and other parts of Europe pushed the yen up sharply yesterday.
Most Asian stocks plummeted today as Wall Street tumbled overnight on disappointing jobs data and escalating debt jitters in Europe. Japan's Nikkei 225 index is currently trading at 10,062.65, down 293.33 points or 2.8% from its previous close.
The yen weakened against the US dollar in early Asian deals on Friday. As of now, the yen is worth 89.77 per dollar with 91.3 seen as the next target downside target level. At yesterday's close, USD/JPY rally was quoted at 88.95.
During early Asian deals on Friday, the yen slipped against its UK and Swiss counterparts. At present, the yen is trading at 141.3 against the pound and 84.1 against the franc, compared to yesterday's close of 140.21 and 83.41, respectively. If the yen drops further, it may target 86.25 against the franc and 145.25 against the pound.
The yen declined against the euro during early Asian trading on Friday and hit a low of 123.22 at 7:15 pm ET. The yen attempted to reverse its direction thereafter, but pulled back again shortly and the pair is currently worth 123.0. The next downside target level for the yen is seen at 127.0. EUR/JPY pair closed Thursday's deals at 122.10.
In early Asian trading on Friday, the yen dropped to 61.90 against the NZ dollar, 83.75 against the Canadian dollar and 77.96 against the Australian dollar. If the yen slips further, it may target 64.7 against the kiwi, 86.15 against the loonie and 81.1 against the aussie. NZD/JPY pair closed trading at 61.17 on Friday, CAD/JPY pair at 82.84 and AUD/JPY pair at 76.96.
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