Published at 02:01 (GMT) 19 Jan
USD/JPY Fixing set at 117.39.
USD/JPY at 117.45-46, offers at 117.60-80 again, bids a 117 lows. Eye Japanese importers, corporates, lifers buying interest.
CHF/JPY at 136.30-40 levels, off the highs of 157 levels seen after SNB shocker on Jan 15. When it soared from 115 levels, CHF/JPY seen stabilising around 130-140 "range" for now. As markets try to find levels for EUR/CHF to settle after the 1.20 dive to 0.85. Now at 0.9950-60. As SNB Thomas Jordan warns CHF still greatly overvalued. Hovering around Parity.
Nikkei +1.01% for now. WL
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