Asian FX largely muted; Philippine peso slips, Malaysian ringgit rises
The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar at 0210 GMT. CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLAR Currency
Latest bid
Previous day
Pct Move Japan yen
155.660
155.57
-0.06 Sing dlr
1.291
1.2917
+0.05 Taiwan dlr
31.222
31.268
+0.15 Korean won
1472.000
1471.9
-0.01 Baht
31.640
31.62
-0.06 Peso
59.086
58.936
-0.25 Rupiah
16660.000
16665
+0.03 Rupee
90.368
90.3675
0.00 Ringgit
4.101
4.108
+0.17 Yuan
7.056
7.057
+0.01 Change...
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