Investing.com - The U.S. dollar was fractionally higher against the yen on Monday, as markets eyed a meeting of European finance minister later in the day amid worries over the outcome of Greece debt talks.
USD/JPY hit 77.08 during late Asian trade, the daily high; the pair subsequently consolidated at 77.06, edging up 0.05%.
The pair was likely to find support at 76.85, the low of January 2 and resistance at 77.23, the high of January 5.
On Sunday, Greece’s creditors said they had reached their maximum offer for a voluntary debt swop and said it was now up to the European Union and the International Monetary Fund to agree on whether they can accept the deal.
EU finance ministers were to meet in Brussels later in the day to discuss the terms of the debt restructuring package, which is a precondition for Athens to receive its next tranche of bailout funds.
Markets were also eyeing the release of the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy statement on Tuesday, after Finance Minister Jun Azumi last week indicated readiness to step into the market to counter excess speculation on the yen.
Elsewhere, the yen was moderately lower against the euro with EUR/JPY easing up 0.08%, to hit 99.61.
Financial markets in China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore were closed to welcome in the Chinese Year of the Dragon.
USD/JPY hit 77.08 during late Asian trade, the daily high; the pair subsequently consolidated at 77.06, edging up 0.05%.
The pair was likely to find support at 76.85, the low of January 2 and resistance at 77.23, the high of January 5.
On Sunday, Greece’s creditors said they had reached their maximum offer for a voluntary debt swop and said it was now up to the European Union and the International Monetary Fund to agree on whether they can accept the deal.
EU finance ministers were to meet in Brussels later in the day to discuss the terms of the debt restructuring package, which is a precondition for Athens to receive its next tranche of bailout funds.
Markets were also eyeing the release of the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy statement on Tuesday, after Finance Minister Jun Azumi last week indicated readiness to step into the market to counter excess speculation on the yen.
Elsewhere, the yen was moderately lower against the euro with EUR/JPY easing up 0.08%, to hit 99.61.
Financial markets in China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore were closed to welcome in the Chinese Year of the Dragon.