• USD/JPY is currently trading around 117.76 marks.
   
• It made intraday high at 117.85 and low at 117.54 levels.
   
• Intraday bias remains neutral for the moment.
   
• A daily close above 117.97 will take the parity higher towards key resistances around 118.66, 119.52 and 120.46 levels respectively.
   
• On the other side, a sustained close below 116.97 will drag the parity down towards key supports around 116.54, 114.77, 113.98, 113.13, 112.05, 111.35, 110.85, 109.72, 106.72, 106.03 and 104.96 levels respectively.
   
• Japan December Nikkei manufacturing PMI increases to 52.4 vs previous 51.9.
   
• Tokyo's Nikkei share average opens up 0.96 pct at 19,298.68.