Yesterday at a glance: with a daily low of 163.46, GBP/JPY closed yesterday at 164.16, after ending Thursday at 163.8 and gaining 36 pips (0.22%).
Meanwhile, United Kingdom CFTC GBP speculative net positions released yesterday at 20:30 UTC with a figure of -14,800, while the previous figure was -24,100. Japan CFTC JPY speculative net positions released yesterday at 20:30 UTC with a figure of -57,000, while the previous figure was -54,000.
Elsewhere, other currency pairs are also gaining ground as USD/JPY went up by 0.34% yesterday, and closed at 132.14. EUR/JPY went up by 0.27% yesterday, and closed at 144.13.
At the same time, after ending yesterday's session at 1.9917, GBP/NZD lost 74 pips and is trading around 1.9842.
Also worthy of note, Japan Current Account n.s.a. (Feb) is expected tomorrow at 23:50 UTC. Japan Adjusted Current Account (Feb) is scheduled for tomorrow at 23:50 UTC. Japan Adjusted Current Account scheduled to come out tomorrow at 23:50 UTC.
The currency pair has been trending positively for about 2 months. Having set a significant low of 144.6 5 months ago, Pound-Yen is trading 13.27% higher.