Despite a steep fall in Tokyo stock prices, the yen has remained under upward pressure in recent weeks.
Concerns over the Tokyo stock market's demoralized performance may have been offset to some extent by the volatility of New York stocks.
Indeed, the New York Stock Exchange's Nasdaq composite index fell 12 percent in the past month alone, just about matching the Nikkei average's drop during the same period.
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