The U.S. Dollar was higher against the Japanese Yen on Tuesday after the release of U.S. data on Building Permits.
USD/JPY was trading at 81.53, up 0.32% at time of writing.
The pair was likely to find support at 80.89, Friday’s low, and resistance at 81.92, today’s high.
Earlier in the day, official data showed that the building permits issued fell unexpectedly to a seasonally adjusted 0.54M last month, from 0.57M in the preceding month.
Analysts had expected the number of building permits issued to rise to 0.58M last month.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar was up against the Euro and the British Pound, with EUR/USD shedding 1.50% to hit 1.3725 and GBP/USD falling 1.20% to hit 1.5686.
USD/JPY was trading at 81.53, up 0.32% at time of writing.
The pair was likely to find support at 80.89, Friday’s low, and resistance at 81.92, today’s high.
Earlier in the day, official data showed that the building permits issued fell unexpectedly to a seasonally adjusted 0.54M last month, from 0.57M in the preceding month.
Analysts had expected the number of building permits issued to rise to 0.58M last month.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar was up against the Euro and the British Pound, with EUR/USD shedding 1.50% to hit 1.3725 and GBP/USD falling 1.20% to hit 1.5686.