Yen market price rises somewhat Due to spread of new virus infection, dollar selling February 3 18:12
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 3rd, the yen market gained somewhat after the spread of the new coronavirus and a move to sell the major currency, the dollar.
At 5:00 pm, the yen was $ 108.62-63, a 41-yen appreciation against the dollar, down from the end of last weekend.
Compared to the previous weekend, the euro depreciated by 6 yen against the euro and the euro was 120 yen 29 to 33 yen.
The euro was one dollar = 1.1074 to 75 dollars.
Market officials said, "The fear of economic impact following the spread of the new coronavirus has led to a move to sell the major currency, the US dollar. In spite of the repurchase of the dollar today, investors will continue to be nervous about the effects of the spread of infection. "