The Japanese yen held against the US dollar on Friday, following the Bank of Japan's decision.
The Bank of Japan kept its interest rate unchanged at -0.10% and also ditched its 6 trillion yen guide for annual purchases of exchange-traded funds every year.
Analysts believe that these measures reflect the extent of the Bank of Japan's loss of confidence in adopting the huge monetary stimulus packages it launched 8 years ago, and it wants to focus on the side effects on the banking sector instead of targeting a 2% inflation rate.
As of 19:25 GMT, USD/JPY held at 108.9, after hitting a high of 109.1 and a low of 108.6.