Yen makes subtle gains in Asia trading

The U.S. dollar bought 93.17 yen in Tokyo afternoon trade, from 93.35 yen in New York Tuesday afternoon.

The euro was mixed at 121.68 yen and US$1.3058, against 121.74 yen and US$1.3046 in U.S. trade, ahead of a European Central Bank (ECB) policy meeting set to begin Thursday.

The dollar was mostly lower against other Asia-Pacific currencies.

It weakened to 1,083.65 South Korean won from 1,086.45 won a day earlier, to 54.66 Indian rupees from 54.76 rupees, to 40.68 Philippine pesos from 40.70 pesos, and to 9,688 Indonesian rupiah from 9,710 rupiah.

It also slipped to NT$29.62 from NT$29.68 and to 29.74 Thai baht from 29.78 baht, while the dollar was slightly stronger at SG$1.2447 from SG$1.2440.

The Australian dollar rose to US$1.0277 from US$1.0244, after official data showed the economy grew 0.6 percent in the three months to December thanks to a pick-up in exports. The Chinese yuan inched up to 14.96 yen from 14.93 yen.

The greenback's weakening came amid a lack of yen-selling cues following confirmation hearings in parliament on Monday and Tuesday from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's picks to lead the Bank of Japan (BOJ).

The Japanese currency has been pushed down by expectations that the new-look BOJ will launch fresh credit easing measures when its expected management team take up their posts in the coming weeks.

“The Japanese yen is being bought on position adjustments now that the hearings are over,” said Junichi Ishikawa, market analyst at IG Securities in Tokyo.

Citibank Japan chief forex strategist Osamu Takashima told Dow Jones Newswires: “Although we are still bearish on the Japanese yen in the long-run, we suspect the (dollar/yen) pair is likely to see a further pullback.”

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