In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 3rd, it was reported that Prime Minister Suga would not run for the LDP presidential election, and buying and selling were mixed, but after that, aggressive transactions were refrained and the yen exchange rate was small as a whole. It was a price movement.
As of 5 pm, the yen exchange rate was 3 yen weaker than the 2nd, and the dollar was 1 dollar = 110.3 yen to 4 yen.
Against the euro, the yen depreciated by 34 yen compared to the 2nd, and the euro was 1 euro = 130.65 yen to 69 yen.
The euro was 1 euro = 1.1874 to 75 dollars against the dollar.
Market officials said, "At noon, when Prime Minister Suga announced that he would not run for the LDP presidential election this month, surprises spread among investors and buying and selling were mixed. Active transactions were refrained from trying to determine the future of the political situation and the contents of the employment statistics released in the United States tonight in Japan time. "