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EMERGING MARKETS-Most Asian currencies firm, Malaysian ringgit leads gains

October 20, 2021By Reuters
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Oct 20 (Reuters) – The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar at 0153 GMT.

CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLAR

Currency

Latest bid

Previous day

Pct Move

Japan yen

114.460

114.36

-0.09

Sing dlr

1.344

1.3445

+0.05

Taiwan dlr

27.875

27.935

+0.22

Korean won

1177.000

1178.7

+0.14

Baht

33.440

33.31

-0.39

Peso

50.760

50.8

+0.08

Rupee

75.340

75.34

0.00

Ringgit

4.150

4.1695

+0.47

Yuan

6.392

6.3821

-0.15

Change so far in 2021

Currency

Latest bid

End 2020

Pct Move

Japan yen

114.460

103.24

-9.80

Sing dlr

1.344

1.3209

-1.70

Taiwan dlr

27.875

28.483

+2.18

Korean won

1177.000

1086.20

-7.71

Baht

33.440

29.96

-10.41

Peso

50.760

48.01

-5.42

Rupee

75.340

73.07

-3.02

Ringgit

4.150

4.0200

-3.13

Yuan

6.392

6.5283

+2.14

(Compiled by Anushka Trivedi in Bengaluru)

This article originally appeared on reuters.com

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