USD/JPY pushes higher toward 108.00 on positive sentiment
|- USD/JPY gains traction during American trading hours on Monday.
- Wall Street's main indexes trade in the positive territory.
- US Dollar Index pares early losses, turns flat near 97.50.
After spending the first half of the day fluctuating in a tight range a little above 107.00, the USD/JPY gained traction in the early American session and rose to its highest level in 20 days at 107.89. As of writing, the pair was up 0.47% on the day at 107.72.
USD/JPY capitalizes on upbeat market mood
Improving risk sentiment seems to be providing a boost to the pair by making it difficult for the JPY to find demand as a safe-haven.
The data from the US on Monday showed that Pending Home Sales surged by 44.3% in May and Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index rose sharply to -6.1 in June from -49.2 in May. In addition to the upbeat data, Florida's department health announced that confirmed coronavirus cases increased by 3.7% on Monday, lower than the previous seven-day average of 5.5%.
Supported by these developments, Wall Street's main indexes started to push higher. At the moment, the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average are gaining 1% and 1.7%, respectively, reflecting the risk-on environment.
Meanwhile, the US Dollar Index, which dropped to a daily low of 96.11, pared its losses and turned flat near 97.50, helping the bullish momentum of USD/JPY remain intact.
In the early trading hours of the Asian session on Tuesday, Industrial Production and Unemployment Rate data from Japan will be looked upon for fresh impetus.
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