The yen strengthened against the dollar and euro in Tokyo foreign exchange trading on the morning of the 2nd. The dollar was quoted at 158.14–15 yen at 10:00 a.m., down 23 sen from the previous day's close, while the euro traded at 177.65–67 yen. The move followed the release of September's Tokyo metropolitan consumer price index that morning; the broader market move was described as roughly 20 sen of yen appreciation from the previous day's 5 p.m. level.