Asian currencies muted, Thailand’s baht edges lower
The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar at 0209 GMT. CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLAR Currency
Latest bid
Previous day
Pct Move Japan yen
143.380
143.6
+0.15 Sing dlr
1.290
1.2903
+0.01 Taiwan dlr
32.025
32.033
+0.02 Korean won
1334.400
1334.8
+0.03 Baht
32.955
32.91
-0.14 Peso
56.020
56.02
0.00 Rupiah
15175.000
15195
+0.13 Rupee
83.553
83.5525
0.00 Ringgit
4.195
4.2
+0.12 Yuan
7.057
7.0525
-0.07 Change...
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