24.04.201411:14:00UTC+00Yen Climbs Back Against Majors

The Japanese yen reversed direction and climbed back against other major currencies in New York deals on Thursday.

The yen strengthened to a 2-day high of 115.75 against the franc, 1-week highs of 141.14 against the euro and 102.13 against the greenback, bouncing off from early lows of 116.20, 141.80 and 102.65, respectively.

The yen rose to 171.52 against the pound and a session's high of 92.57 against the loonie, off early lows of 172.20 and 93.11, respectively.

The yen climbed to multi-week highs of 94.57 against the aussie and 87.46 against the kiwi from its prior low of 95.33 and a 9-day low of 88.50, respectively.