The yen is up on the awful news that ex Japanese Prime Minister Abe has been shot

News here:

• Japan media reports there have been shots fired in the vicinity of ex-PM Abe

Follow up with more

• Ex Japanese Prime Minister Abe has been shot, taken to hospital

It's a bit gross reporting on the financial markets response, but some folks have exposures to manage and what have you.

There has been buying of yen.

Geopolitical significant news such as this will often see flows into liquidity, like the USD and yen.