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

October 20, 2021By 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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