Asia FX slips; Philippine peso, Malaysian ringgit lead declines
The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar at 0202 GMT. CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLAR Currency
Latest bid
Previous day
Pct Move Japan yen
158.830
158.94
+0.07 Sing dlr
1.274
1.2737
-0.05 Taiwan dlr
31.760
31.755
-0.02 Korean won
1478.500
1477
-0.10 Baht
31.910
31.86
-0.16 Peso
59.500
59.194
-0.51 Rupiah
16890.000
16865
-0.15 Rupee
92.040
92.04
0.00 Ringgit
3.925
3.913
-0.31 Yuan
6.875
6.8749
+0.00 Change...
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