The U.S. dollar moved narrowly in the lower 115 yen level Friday in Tokyo, as traders eyed the July U.S. jobs data due out later in the day to try to predict the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting next week.
At 5 p.m., the dollar was quoted at 115.26-28 yen, against Thursday's 5 p.m. quotes of 114.96-115.06 yen in New York and 114. 80-82 yen in Tokyo.
It traded between 114.90 yen and 115.32 yen during the day, most frequently at 115.15 yen. The dollar traded above the 115 yen line in Tokyo for the first time this week.
The euro was quoted at 1.2789-2791 dollars and 147.41-45 yen, compared with Thursday's 5 p.m. quotes of 1.2797-2807 dollars and 147.18-28 yen in New York and 1.2764-2766 dollars and 146.53-57 yen in Tokyo.
Source: Xinhua