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The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar at 0212 GMT.CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLARCurrencyLatest bidPrevious dayPct MoveJapan yen159.670159.29-0.24Sing dlr1.2761.2733-0.20Taiwan dlr31.79031.726-0.20Korean...
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