USDJPY Ticks Higher as Nikkei Plunges in Routine Trading
A brief market snapshot shows USD/JPY edging 0.07% higher and EUR/JPY gaining 0.09%, while the JPY basket dipped 0.09% and the Nikkei 225 dropped sharply by 2.86%.
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