In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 9th, the yen exchange rate rose to the upper 104 yen level per dollar.

The yen exchange rate as of 5 pm was JPY 104.77 to JPY 78, which was 71 yen higher and the dollar weaker than on the 8th.



Compared to the 8th, the yen appreciated by 44 yen and the euro depreciated from 1 euro = 126.56 yen to 60 yen against the euro.



The euro was 1 euro = 1.2080 to 82 dollars against the dollar.



Market officials said, "The US Fed (Federal Reserve Board) has observed that monetary easing will be prolonged, and the rise in long-term interest rates in the United States has been paused. The move to buy the yen has become dominant. Investors are paying attention to when and how large the Fed's large-scale economic measures will be implemented. "