Yen Little Changed After Japan Consumer Confidence Index

RTTNews | 813 days ago
Yen Little Changed After Japan Consumer Confidence Index

(RTTNews) - The Cabinet office released the Japan consumer confidence index for February at 12:00 am ET Thursday.

After the data, the Yen changed little against its major rivals.

As of 12:01 am ET, the Yen was trading at 145.28 against the Euro, 163.79 against the Pound, 144.82 against the Swiss franc and 136.45 against the U.S. dollar.

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