Time Tuesday: Dollar and Issue Nikkei

time tuesday: The euro was at 1.1766, down from 1.1777, and at 124.56, up from 124.41. ; The dollar mostly fluctuated around 105.60 throughout the morning, according to The Japan Times. In the afternoon, the dollar firmed to around 105.70, amid a heightening in a risk-on market mood, which came after the benchmark 225-issue Nikkei average showed resilience from its morning's tumble and a rise in U.S. stock index futures. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at 105.86, up from 105.65 at the same time Tuesday. Buying instigated by European stock markets' advances helped the dollar climb to around 105.90 in late trading, traders said. KEYWORDS yen, euro, dollar, forex GET THE BEST OF THE JAPAN TIMES IN FIVE EASY PIECES WITH TAKE 5 /4973089/JT-teads googletag.cmd.push function googletag.display ; ; An official at a Japanese bank noted that market participants were paying close attention to a debate later on Wednesday between U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris, as U.S. President Donald Trump's novel coronavirus infection left investors increasingly mindful of the possibility that the vice president may take on the role of president if the leader has health concerns. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.