Philippine peso gains most among subdued Asian FX
The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the U.S. dollar at 0207 GMT. CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLAR Currency
Latest bid
Previous day
Pct Move Japan yen
156.930
156.85
-0.05 Sing dlr
1.274
1.2721
-0.11 Taiwan dlr
31.615
31.577
-0.12 Korean...
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