EUR/JPY breaks above 125.00 and jumps to highest since mid-September
- Euro soars versus yen boosted by the rally in EUR/USD above 1.2000.
- Yen drops across the board hit by risk appetite.

The EUR/JPY broke a key resistance area around 125.10 and jumped to 125.79, hitting the highest level since September 14. The pair climbed more than a hundred pips during the American session so far, boosted by risk appetite and by technical factors.
The rally in EUR/USD added strength to the euro. Also, the move higher in USD/JPY boosted further EUR/JPY. The yen remains under pressure as equity indexes in Wall Street reached record highs.
The combinations of risk appetite and also technical developments helped EUR/JPY break the key barrier located between 125.00 and 125.10 that capped the upside during October and November.
A daily close in EUR/JPY above 125.10 would suggest more gains ahead. The next strong resistance is seen at 126.15/20 and then then the 127.00 area. A retreat back under 125.00 would suggest the euro is not ready yet to more gains, pointing to a reversal.
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Matías Salord
FXStreet
Matías started in financial markets in 2008, after graduating in Economics. He was trained in chart analysis and then became an educator. He also studied Journalism. He started writing analyses for specialized websites before joining FXStreet.

















