In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 19th, the yen exchange rate rose slightly against the dollar.
The yen exchange rate as of 5 pm was 61 yen from 105.59 yen, which is 22 yen higher and the dollar weaker than the 18th.
With respect to the euro, the yen depreciated by 39 yen compared to the 18th, and the euro was 1 euro = 127.86 yen to 90 yen.
The euro was 1 euro = 1.2109 to 10 dollars against the dollar.
Market officials said, "The view that the recovery of employment in the United States is slow has spread, and there is a move to sell the dollar and buy the yen. Investors have recently risen in anticipation of the establishment of a large economic measure by the US Byden administration. We continue to keep an eye on trends in long-term interest rates in the United States, which continue to be on the rise. "