USD/JPY last trades at Y110.66, ahead....>

DOLLAR-YEN: USD/JPY last trades at Y110.66, ahead of the release of a batch of

Japanese data, with domestic labour mkt report & Tokyo CPI coming up at the

bottom of the hour. Domestic industrial output and retail sales will follow, at

2350GMT/0850JST.

- JPY finished Thursday's Asia-Pacific session atop the G10 pile, with USD/JPY

nearing the Y110.00 mark into the European morning, as the Nikkei 225 operated

in negative territory, while S&P 500 futures had a look below 2,800, before

recovering somewhat on the back of optimistic signals re: Sino-U.S. trade talks.

- The rate advanced through the London & NY sessions, amidst a gradual recovery

in risk appetite, with USD growing firmer in sync with U.S. Tsy yields, which

allowed the greenback to jump atop the G10 currency leaderboard eventually. This

allowed the rate to close a dozen pips higher Thursday.

- A lift through the nearby cloud Tenkan Sen at Y110.70 would put bulls in the

position to target the 100-WMA, located just a pip below Thursday's high of

Y110.83. Conversely, a fall below the 50-DMA at Y110.53 would bring Y110.31,

which represents the 100-HMA, into view.