Positive tones for Japanese equities following on from Wall Street's stronger showing again 26 Jan
- Topix closes up +1.54% at 1545.01
- USDJPY 113.37 having survived a test of 113.00
- 20-year JGB yields above 0.655%, highest level since Feb 2016
GBPJPY demand continuing to help support core pairs. 143.80-144.00 next real line of resistance.
GBPUSD currently 1.2656 near session highs. Support/demand into 1.2620-25. Sellers/res between 1.2680-1.2700