Philippine peso rises among tepid Asian currencies
The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar at 0207 GMT. Currency
Latest bid
Previous day
Pct Move Japan yen
149.230
149.51
+0.19 Sing dlr
1.310
1.3102
+0.05 Taiwan dlr
32.034
32.083
+0.15 Korean won
1367.600
1369.3
+0.12 Baht
33.150
33.13
-0.06 Peso
57.300
57.48
+0.31 Rupiah
15450.000
15460
+0.06 Rupee
84.065
84.065
0.00 Ringgit
4.295
4.302
+0.16 Yuan
7.104
7.103
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