Tokyo Stock Market

Tokyo stock market: At 5 p.m., the dollar was at 117.37-37, compared with 117.31-32 at the same time on Thursday. The euro stood at $1.1448-1448, up from $1.1383-1384, and at 134.35-38, up from 133.55-56, according to The Japan Times. The greenback s early gains, also driven by the continued rise of U.S. stocks, soon proved limited, however, as the Tokyo stock market turned top-heavy after opening sharply higher on Friday, traders said and The dollar edged higher in Tokyo trading on Friday, as investors retreated to the sidelines ahead of the release of a closely watched U.S. employment report for January. The dollar rose above 117.50 in early trading, carrying over its firmness in New York overnight where risk appetite increased on the back of a media report that the European Central Bank has agreed to allow Greece s central bank to provide emergency funding of up to 60 billion to commercial banks in the country. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.