Dollar/Japanese yen: 135.06 Japanese yen per dollar (0.0074 dollar per Japanese yen)


--Today the dollar gained 0.62% vs. the Japanese yen

--Up for two straight sessions

--Up 1.31% over the last two sessions

--Largest two-day percentage gain since Monday, Aug. 8, 2022

--Up nine of the past 12 sessions

--Highest five pm New York rate since Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022

--Off 2.79% from its 52-week high of 138.945 hit Thursday, July 14, 2022

--Up 23.66% from its 52-week low of 109.223 hit Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021

--Rose 23.05% vs the Japanese yen from 52 weeks ago

--Month-to-date it is up 1.37% vs the Japanese yen

--Year-to-date the dollar is up 17.34% vs the Japanese yen


Data based on 5 p.m. ET values


Source: Tullett Prebon and Dow Jones Market Data


(END) Dow Jones Newswires

08-17-22 1734ET