TOKYO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Wednesday that the government intended to closely watch moves on the foreign exchange market, including speculative moves, with higher sense of urgency.

Hayashi was responding to a question at a regular press conference on the potential impacts of the U.S. presidential election on financial markets.

(Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by Kim Coghill)

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