India, Feb. 18 -- The Japanese yen climbed against its major counterparts in the New York session on Tuesday, as talks between Russian and US officials aimed at ending the war in Ukraine concluded without a quick solution.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met in Saudi Arabia to discuss the war and normalize relations between the two countries.

European leaders and President Zelenskyy were excluded from the discussions in Riyadh.

Investors awaited minutes from the Fed's recent policy meeting for signals on the policy outlook.

The yen recovered to 151.52 against the greenback and 168.02 against the franc. In the previous session, the yen climbed to multi-day highs of 151.22 against the greenba...