Yen extends gains to 5-month high vs dollar, minor correction expected
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 4:18 AM UTC
- Risk aversion plagued markets again on Wednesday as investors continued to dwell on China's economic downturn, helping support the safe-haven Japanese yen.
- The USD/JPY pair dropped 0.42% to 118.55 from 119.05 on Wednesday morning in Asia, hitting a low of 118.37 after the People's Bank of China (PBoC) set the USD/CHY fix, the weakest since August 2015.
- Initial support levels are seen at 118.22 and 117.88.
- On the other side, resistance are seen at 119.03 and 119.50 levels.