On the 16th, the Tokyo foreign exchange market and the yen exchange rate moved slightly.
The yen exchange rate as of 5:00 pm was 143.44 to 47 sen to the dollar, an appreciation of 12 sen to the dollar compared to the 15th.
In addition, against the euro, 1 euro was 142.81 to 85 sen, 42 sen higher than the 15th.
The euro was 1 euro = 0.9955 to 57 dollars against the dollar.
A market insider said, ``There was a move to sell the dollar and buy the yen due to concerns about market intervention by the government and the Bank of Japan, but many investors are watching the situation before the meeting to decide monetary policy between Japan and the United States to be held next week. , the range of price movements was limited.”