Bullish sentiment helps propel Pound-Yen to 0.71% gain

Yesterday at a glance: Pound-Yen went up to 162.97 yesterday, gaining 0.71%.

At the same time, Japan CFTC JPY speculative net positions released yesterday at 20:30 UTC with a figure of -20,100, while the previous figure was -21,600. United Kingdom CFTC GBP speculative net positions came out at -18,300.

Other currencies are also rising as USD/JPY is trading around 136.49 after ending yesterday's session at 134.65 (up 1.37% today). USD/SGD added 0.63% and closed around 1.3421 yesterday.

At the same time, AUD/USD is down to 0.6726, losing 83 pips, after ending the previous session around 0.681.

After setting a supportive marker at 144.6 around 4 months ago, Pound-Yen is now trading 11.91% higher.