Yen’s Strength Drives Nikkei Down by 3%: Japan’s Stock Market Reacts to Currency Movement
In afternoon trading on Monday, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped to 38,496.66 points, marking a decline of three percent. This downward movement coincided with the yen’s advance to 146.60 per dollar, indicating a strengthening of the Japanese currency against the greenback. The decline in Japan’s Nikkei index was primarily attributed to the strengthening yen, … Read more