For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.45% against the JPY and closed at 112.50 on Friday.
In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 112.41, with the USD trading 0.08% lower against the JPY from Friday’s close.
Overnight data indicated that Japan’s final Nikkei manufacturing PMI dropped to a level of 52.4 in June, while the preliminary figures had indicated a drop to a level of 52.0. The PMI had recorded a level of 53.1 in the prior month. On the contrary, the nation’s Tankan large manufacturing index climbed more-than-anticipated to a level of 17.0 in 2Q 2017, after recording a level of 12.0 in the prior quarter. Further, the nation’s Tankan non-manufacturing index advanced to a level of 23.0 in the second quarter of 2017, meeting market expectations.
The index had registered a level of 20.0 in the previous quarter. The pair is expected to find support at 111.89, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 111.38.
The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 112.76, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 113.12. The currency pair is trading above its 20 Hr and 50 Hr moving averages.
