Forex - Asia currency summary

BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - Asian currency rates against the US dollar as of 0840 GMT (vs previous late levels):

-Australian dollar: 1.0430 (1.0495)

-Hong Kong dollar: 7.8047 (7.8045)

-Indian rupee: 42.500 (42.275)

-Indonesian rupiah: 9,322.5 (9,305.0)

-Japanese yen: 103.99 (104.76)

-Korean won: 1,024.3 (1,028.3)

-Malaysian ringgit: 3.2268 (3.2233)

-Philippine peso: 43.775 (43.545)

-Singapore dollar: 1.3613 (1.3629)

-Taiwan dollar: 30.280 (30.180)

-Thai baht: 32.650 (32.605)

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