Yen jumps following Abe election win

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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. 
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Mon, 22 Jul 2013 09:39:09 GMT

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