Yen exchange rate somewhat higher Concerned about the increase in infected people in the United States and China Buy yen movement June 18 18:09

The Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 18th, the yen exchange rate has risen somewhat to 1 dollar = 106 yen level.

The yen exchange rate as of 5 pm was JPY 106.96 to JPY 98, which is 38 dollars higher than the price on the 17th.

Against the euro, the euro was weaker by 66 yen compared to the 17th, 1 euro = 120.26-30 yen.

The euro was 1 euro = 1.1243-44 dollars against the dollar.

A market official said, “As the number of new coronavirus infections in China and the US is rising again, there is a move to buy yen, which is a relatively safe asset to avoid risk. , There are many investors who are cautious about making trades in order to check the economic indicators of business sentiment and employment announced in the United States."