Mon, 22 Jul 2013 09:28:06 GMT
Yen jumps following Abe election win
The Japanese Yen appreciated as Shinzo Abe's LDP party won a majority in Sunday's upper house election and handed a mandate to Mr. Abe to continue with his plan for economic growth. The Japanese currency inched up 0.61% to 99.99 against the U.S. Dollar and climbed 0.46% to 131.55 versus the Euro, and 0.49% to 150.84 against the Sterling.