Asian currencies subdued; Thai baht, Philippine peso edge lower
The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar at 0205 GMT. CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLAR Currency
Latest bid
Previous day
Pct Move Japan yen
152.420
152.27
-0.10 Sing dlr
1.298
1.2982
+0.02 Taiwan dlr
30.668
30.696
+0.09 Korean won
1426.500
1424.5
-0.14 Baht
32.568
32.50
-0.21 Peso
58.211
58.122
-0.15 Rupiah
16555.000
16555
0.00 Rupee
88.670
88.67
0.00 Ringgit
4.224
4.225
+0.02 Yuan
7.134
7.1321
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