Kicking off the session at 150.22, Euro-Yen currency pair peaks at 150.93

A quick look at yesterday: EUR/JPY ended Thursday at 150.22. yesterday it went up to 150.93 only to drop back, yet still managed to close at 150.87.

Meanwhile, Japan CFTC JPY speculative net positions released yesterday at 20:30 UTC with a figure of -80,700, while the previous figure was -64,800. Euro Zone CFTC EUR speculative net positions came out at 173,700. France Jobseekers Total released yesterday at 10:00 UTC is better than expected at 2.80 million but down from preceding data of 2.79 million according to new data.

Other currencies are also rising as GBP/NZD went up by 0.52% yesterday, and closed at 2.0417. GBP/JPY is trading around 173.63 after ending yesterday's session at 172.53 (up 0.64% today). Notably, USD/JPY rose 0.41% yesterday and closed at 140.05.

Euro-Yen has managed to gain 7.66% so far this year despite trading at lows around 135.1 previously.