The yen continued to trade higher against the dollar and the pound during early European deals on Thursday. The yen is now trading at a 2-day high of 141.5 against the pound. Against the U.S. dollar, the yen touched a high of 90.78 at 4:55 am ET.
Yesterday's closing quotes for the pound-yen and dollar-yen pairs were 143.06 and 91.27, respectively.
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