Philippine peso turns top loser among tepid Asian currencies
The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the U.S. dollar at 0227 GMT.CurrencyLatest bidPrevious dayPct MoveJapan yen149.850147.44-1.61Sing dlr1.2911.2886-0.19Taiwan dlr—30.415—Korean won—1403—Baht32.36032.36+0.01Peso58.05057.891-0.27Rupiah16585.00016530-0.33Rupee88.77388.77250.00Ringgit4.2104.206-0.10Yuan—7.1218—Change so...
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