Forex: USD/JPY dips to 87.55 amid Yen strength

By IBTimes Staff Reporter | December 09 2009 3:46 AM

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The Yen strengthens across the board on recent risk aversion, fuelled by concerns about the strength of economic recovery and negative equity markets, with the USD/JPY dropping from 88.35 ahead of the European session opening, to 87.47 low at the moment of writing.

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On the downside, next support levels lie at 87.00 and below here, 86.50/60 and 85.85 (Nov 30 low). On the upside, resistance levels lie at 88.15 previous low, and above here, 88.70 session high and 89.05/15.

EUR/JPY has extended its reversal from 134.55 high last Friday, as the pair broke below 130.00 and 129.00 reaching 128.80 low so far, and the GBP/JPY decline from 149.20 high last Friday extends to 142.00 low, which is under selling pressure at the moment.

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