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FTSE 100 LIVE: European stocks rise as traders digest US tech earnings and Bank of Japan decision
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept its monetary policy unchanged at the conclusion of its two-day meeting.
- Reuters
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks rise, yen plumbs 34-year low as BOJ stands pat on rates
The yen fell amid volatile trade on Friday after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) maintained its accommodative monetary policy stance at the conclusion of its two-day policy meeting, while Asian shares rose in the broader market. The BOJ kept interest rates around zero on Friday, as expected, while removing a reference to the amount of government bonds it has roughly committed to buying each month. Still, the Japanese yen fell to the weaker side of 156 per dollar in a knee-jerk reaction to the decision, and last stood at 156.15 per dollar.
- Reuters
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks rise, yen slips as BOJ stands pat on rates
The yen fell amid volatile trade on Friday after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) maintained its accommodative monetary policy stance at the conclusion of its two-day policy meeting, while Asian shares rose in the broader market. Still, the Japanese yen fell to the weaker side of 156 per dollar in a knee-jerk reaction to the decision, and last stood at 156.045 per dollar. Focus now turns to BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda's news conference later on Friday for further details of the BOJ's policy outlook.
