In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 2nd, the dollar was sold and the yen exchange rate rose somewhat from the view that the recovery of employment in the United States was delayed due to the spread of the mutant virus.
As of 5 pm, the yen exchange rate was 39 yen higher and the dollar weaker than the 1st, and 1 dollar = 110 yen, which was exactly 2 yen.
With respect to the euro, it was 1 euro = 130.31 yen to 35 yen, which was 1 yen higher and the euro weaker than the 1st.
Also, the euro was 1 euro = 1.1846 to 48 dollars against the dollar.
Market officials said, "The US Federal Reserve Board of Governors is focusing on the US employment situation in deciding monetary policy, and investors are saying that recovery is delayed due to the spread of the mutant virus. As a result, there was a move to sell dollars, but with the release of US employment statistics ahead of tomorrow night in Japan time, the yen's appreciation did not progress further. "