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  • Tokyo dept store sales yy +7.4% vs +4.9% prev

Better than previous which will please those at the helm but not a price changer in its own right. One for general filing

USDJPY continues its recovery to 123.32 after holding onto the key 123.00 level in Asia as the greenback generally finds a few buyers again and the Nikkei rallies from session lows

Currently +1.06% at 19856.85 after lows of 19761.56 but still off earlier highs of 19959.06