URGENT: Yen briefly advances vs. U.S. dollar to 153 range

The Japanese currency rapidly rebounded by nearly 4 yen against the U.S. dollar in New York on Wednesday, briefly jumping into the upper 153 range.

The yen was quoted at 157.77-87 at 8:40 a.m. in New York, but suddenly passed the 154 line in the late afternoon after the U.S. Federal Reserve released the results of its latest policy-setting meeting.

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