Japan housing starts data for December is due at 12:00 am ET Friday. Housing starts are tipped to plunge an annual 14.8 percent after losing 14.3 percent in the previous month.

Ahead of the data, the Yen rose against its major rivals.

As of 11:55 pm ET, the Yen was trading at 133.63 against the Euro, 177.83 against the Pound, 127.87 against the Swiss franc and 117.98 against the U.S. dollar.

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