Dollar/Japanese yen: 111.50 Japanese yen per dollar (0.0090 dollar per Japanese yen)

--Today the dollar gained 0.44% vs. the Japanese yen

--Up for five straight sessions

--Up 2.08% over the last five sessions

--Largest five day percentage gain since Wednesday, March 25, 2020

--Longest winning streak since Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, when the market rose for five straight sessions

--Up seven of the past nine sessions

--Highest five pm New York rate since Thursday, July 1, 2021

--Off 0.03% from its 52-week high of 111.526 hit Thursday, July 1, 2021

--Up 8.55% from its 52-week low of 102.716 hit Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021

--Rose 5.52% vs the Japanese yen from 52 weeks ago

--Month-to-date it is up 1.36% vs the Japanese yen

--Year-to-date the dollar is up 7.92% vs the Japanese yen

Data based on 5 p.m. ET values

Source: Tullett Prebon and Dow Jones Market Data

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

09-28-21 1733ET