Sentence examples for softer yen from inspiring English sources
Japan's economics minister, Akira Amari, said the improved outlook reflected the positive effects a softer yen and firmer stock prices were having on corporate sentiment.
Exporters gained on a softer yen, which was holding steady against the dollar at 99.78 yen in Asia before climbing back to 98.82 after hours.
Japan's Nikkei 225 average gained 3.6%, to close at 9,005.59, its first close above 9,000 since last Wednesday, with positive earnings speculation and a softer yen encouraging investors.
Investors in Japan were encouraged by an overnight rise on Wall Street and a softer yen to go bargain hunting, and a similar sentiment boosted shares of beaten-down financials and oil refiners in mainland China.
Until its recent bounce back, a softer yen had hid serious weaknesses in Sony's core businesses for some time, CLSA analyst Atul Goyal wrote in an Oct. 21 research note.
In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 1.3% to 13,182 points in midafternoon trading, as exporters were buoyed by the drop in crude prices over the past few weeks and a softer yen, which was trading at 110.173 against the dollar.
The U.S. dollar was softer against the euro and yen, while oil prices were coming down after hitting a record high of $68 per barrel.
The alcohol and soft drinks maker Kirin Holdings fell 36 yen (40 cents), or 3.6%, to 968 yen ($10.76), after it projected its operating profit was likely to drop 17.1% this year to 121 billion yen ($1.34 billion) as a result of heavier depreciation costs and a stronger yen, falling short of market forecasts.
Pockets bulging with soft packs of Seven Stars cigarettes and 100 yen coins, we escaped the muggy evening air and stepped into Hirose Entertainment Yard, the first stop on our Akiba arcade odyssey.
"That has seen the yen unwind a lot of the softer tone we saw going into this meeting".
In the rosy scenario, the dollar has a steady decline against the renminbi and the yen; the Chinese economy has a soft landing; the Japanese recovery persists; and the American economy has a healthy recovery.
