Yen exchange at the BOJ decision Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market September 19 18:36
The Tokyo foreign exchange market and the yen exchange rate on the 19th were mixed in selling and buying in response to the results of the BOJ's monetary policy decision meeting.
The yen exchange rate at 5:00 pm was 15 sen compared to the 18th, and the dollar was appreciating from 1 dollar = 108.4 sen to 6 sen.
Compared to the 18th, the euro was 19 yen, and the weaker yen against the euro was 1 euro = 119.41 yen to 45 yen. The euro was 1 dollar = 1.1052 to $ 53 against the dollar.
Market officials said, “If the Bank of Japan announces the maintenance of the current monetary easing measures before noon, it is expected that the bank will step on further easing, and there has been a move to repurchase the yen among investors that had previously sold the yen. However, at a subsequent press conference, if Kuroda emphasized a positive attitude toward additional easing, including interest rate cuts, there were some moves to sell the yen again.