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Dollar strong against major currencies
HONG KONG. Oct 17: The US dollar strengthened against most major currencies early in the week on news of Iraqi iroops massing near the Kuwaiti border as tension in the Middle East subsided, the market was bearish on the greenback, reports AFP.
Dealers said that the US dollar eased further towards the end of the week ahead of the release of US inflation fig-
JAPANESE YEN: The Japa nese currency gained ground to Oose at 98.87 yen to the dollar on the Tokyo foreign exchange market Friday, up । 15 yen from the previous week s close. ।
investors stild yen for dollars earlier in the week as tensions Increased in the Gulf But the yen later regained strength, with dollar-supporting elements decreasing.
Market participants were waiting at the close of the week for the release, of the September consumer price index and Industrial outpbt data in the United States.
Market sources speculated ihat the yen-dollar exchange rate might move In a narrow range for the time being.
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR: The Australian dollar finished marginally softer afte- a lacklustre week which reflected uncertainty over the ailing greenback ahead of the release Of US inflation data.
Sentiment for the US currency was bearish, dealers said.
The Aussie dollar eased to 73.54 US cents from the pre vious week s close of 73.82, but slumped to 72.67 yen from 73.56 last week and to 1,1201 German marks from 1.1326.
On the reserve bank's trade weighted index — a basket of major trading currencies — the Australian dollar was down to 53.1 points from 53.5.
Westpac senior dealer Barry O malley said; "It has been in a tight range, reflecting uncertainty In the US dollar and
whlch direction It might take tonight".
O'malley forecast trading in the local unit between 73.30 and 74.00 US cents over the next week.
HONG KONG DOLLAR: The Hong Kong dollar closed Friday at 7.7273-7.7283. virtually unchanged from the previous week s close of 7.7273-7.7280. The local currency is pegged to the US unit, and moves only within a narrow range.
THAI BAHT: The Bank of Thailand's Exchange Equalisation Fund Friday fixed the official mid-rate at 24.98 baht to one US dollar, compared with the previous week's close of 25.01 baht.
The greenback dropped slightly against the baht as statistics on September US
wholesale prices, released Thursday, dipped 0.5 per cent. This reassured a jittery market by making it less likely the federal reserve would raise . rates, a Thai Military Bank official said.
MALAYSIAN RINGGIT: The ringgit recovered to close the week 37 points higher at 2.5608 to the US dollar on central bank Intervention, after dropping to a two-month low during the week. It closed at 2.5645 the previous week.
.Money market dellers said the ringgit's slide to below the 2.7 psychological level earlier in the week was due, to the surge in demand for the dollar following tension in the Gulf.
Bank Negara's Intervention on Friday by selling the greenback, coupled with offshore
covering, helped the ringgit to claw back to the 2,56 level, dealers said.
NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR: The New Zealand dollar closed Friday at 60.61 US cents, up qn the previous week's close of 60.46 cents
Interest rates here are rising sharply in the wake of Friday's announcement that inflation. in the September quarter at 1.2 per cent, was at a four-year high and might still be climbing. •
During the week the Kiwi rose as high as 60.65. but fell back later in the week in expectation of more grim economic news.
INDONESIAN RUPIAH: The Indonesian currency opened the week s trading, at the same rate it closed on Friday the previous week, at 2,182 rupiah to the dollar. It weakened during the week to clow at 2.185 Friday.
PHILIPPINE PESO: The Philippine peso inched tip by 0.31 per cent against the US dollar Friday to close at 25.486 pesos from 25.566 pesos the previous week.
TAIWAN DOLLAR: Thj US dollar slid to close Friday at 26.1585 Taiwan dollars, down 5.15 Taiwan cents from the previous week's flrfish ,of 26.21.
Market dealers attributed the jump in the local currency to the influx of foreign capital in stock investments.
SOUTH KOREAN WON: The won slightly weakened to 799.20 won to" the dollar Saturday from 798.80 won per dollar the previous week.
SINGAPORE DOLLAR: The Singapore dollar strengthened against the US dollar at an exchange rate of 1.4769 here Friday against last week’s rate of 1.4840.
Dealers said that trading on the US dollar against the local currency was mostly rangebound.
Activity was largely centred on the German mark and the Japanese yen.