Philippine peso, other Asian currencies subdued on risk-off sentiment
The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar, as of 0206 GMT. CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLAR Currency
Latest bid
Previous day
Pct Move Japan yen
147.270
147.77
+0.34 Sing dlr
1.284
1.2854
+0.12 Taiwan dlr
30.459
30.45
-0.03 Korean...
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