let's go to rameen. what a recent reversal. >> seeing a bit of a reversal from yesterday. let's have a look at the exact numbers here nrt nikkei and topix. opening levels for this friday. the nikkei down 1.2%, topix down 1.3%. nikkei closed thursday at a near seven-year high, but we're seeing reversals there with a sharp declines in the u.s. as well as a retreat in the dollar. levels earlier this week. we could see a drop off in exporters here and with the decline in the nasdaq, we should keep a watch on related shares. apple for instance fell e iing reports of technical glitches, so we'll see relateded shares and other tech related shares. >> looks like we saw volatility overnight in the currency markets where the major pairs trading this morning? >> just having a look at some of the levels now and the dollar yen, the u.s. dollar has fallen back. after weaker than expected durable goods orders which fell and jobless claims rose as well. a trader i spoke to earlier today said he expects upward momentum for the dollar based on the overall recovery path and the past of the p

rameen is standing by at the tokyo stock exchange. >> the current monetary policy stance is really helping to fuel or drive the rally in the u.s. and after the sharp fall in u.s. housing starts data that came out confirmed that the fed may not be able to rise interest rates anytime soon. it's looking closely at economic data. let's have a look at how the nika akay and top ix are reactig here the nikkei hitting fresh year highs. 16,187. the nikkei closed the previous session above 16,000 for the first time since january this year and we're continuing higher right now. stock prices really been bianuccied by the rise in the dollar. the u.s. currency is hitting fresh six-year highs in the wake of the fed's policy statement. pretty positive start here. >> where is the dollar trading now against other major currencies? >> let's have a look. >> that's keenly watched currency pair. six-year high against the yen has rallied against other currencies including the euro. the british pound has however bournsed back a touch following recent lows against the dollar. the results of the vote on independenc