For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.55% against the JPY and closed at 112.00 on Friday.
In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 111.99, with the USD trading marginally lower against the JPY from Friday’s close.
The pair is expected to find support at 111.73, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 111.46. The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 112.17, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 112.34.
Moving forward, traders would closely monitor Japan’s Nikkei services PMI for February, slated to release overnight.
The currency pair is trading above its 20 Hr and 50 Hr moving averages.