Previous Close | 149.0980 |
Open | 149.1050 |
Bid | 150.0040 |
Day's Range | 148.9880 - 150.0760 |
52 Week Range | 129.6740 - 151.9030 |
Ask | 150.0190 |
Tokyo stock investors are optimistic that the Bank of Japan will maintain easy money, even if it ends negative interest rates. Shares had retreated after the Nikkei 225 [hit a high](https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/japans-nikkei-after-34-years-briefly-tops-record-close-in-intraday-trading-7c29e029) in February, as investors priced in the likelihood that the BOJ would end negative interest rates at this week's meeting.
The Dollar continues to rally against the yen on Monday, as traders await both the Bank of Japan and the Federal Reserve central banks this week.
The US Dollar continues to see a lot of upward pressure against the Japanese yen, as the interest rate differential continues to get traders paid for being long of this pair.