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. DOLLARCurrencyLatest bidPrevious dayPct MoveJapan yen158.830158.94+0.07Sing dlr1.2741.2737-0.05Taiwan dlr31.76031.755-0.02Korean...
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