Philippines posts P165.4 billion surplus in January
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Most Asian currencies decline; Philippine peso falls most
The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar at 0203 GMT. CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLAR Currency
Latest bid
Previous day
Pct Move Japan yen
159.650
159.86
+0.13 Sing dlr
1.282
1.2837
+0.12 Taiwan dlr
31.904
31.832
-0.23 Korean won
1499.600
1500.7
+0.07 Baht
32.835
32.77
-0.21 Peso
60.111
59.654
-0.76 Rupee
92.630
92.63
0.00 Ringgit
3.931
3.913
-0.46 Yuan
6.899
6.8879
-0.16 Change...
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