# Asian currencies mixed as dollar retreats… | UCapital News

> Asian currencies were mixed on Friday as the US dollar index fell 0.3% to 101.76 and USD/JPY slipped to 157.51 ahead of the Bank of Japan's policy decision. The dollar weakened alongside Treasury yields amid an AI-stock selloff. The Fed, ECB and RBNZ all held rates that week.

- Date: 2026-10-31 · published 2026-11-01T06:09:29.019Z
- Category: market · region Asia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4182-asian-currencies-mixed-as-dollar-retreats-ucapital-news
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A softer dollar modestly supports dollar-priced commodities and improves import affordability for Asian feed buyers. The effect is small given the mixed moves across currencies.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- ucapital.com: https://ucapital.com/en/news/breaking/17718423

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