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Asian currencies strengthen against greenback over week
HONG KONG; Oct 24: The Japanese yen gained, ground against the US dollar this week, helping other Asian currencies to strengthen against the weak greenback, on news of an expanding US trade deficit with Japan, says AFP.
In Australia, however, news of the dollar’s weakening against the yen sent the Australian dollar plunging as investors rushed to sell off the unit on overseas markets.
JAPANESE YEN: The Japanese currency remained strong this week, hitting a new post-war high against the dollar, despite intervention by the Bank of Japan.
The yen closed at 96.68 yen to the dollar on the Tokyo for-
eign exchange market, up 2.19 yen from the previous week.
After opening at 98.37 yen. the Japanese unit gradually rose on reports that the US ' trade deficit with Japan grew in August ahead of politically sensitive US mid-term elections.
The yen hit a record high of 96.55 yen on Friday morning but slightly rebounded before closing as the Bank of Japan intervened in the market to support the ailing dollar.
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR: The Australian dollar plunged Friday to an 11-week low as vigorous offshore selling followed a spectacular slump in the US dollar's value against the strengthening Japanese
yen, dealers said.
The local dollar closed the week at 73.13 US cents, its lowest level since August 4. compared to the previous week's finish of 73.54 US cents.
"I hold a vie* that the Aussie is going to 72.80 US cents and the dollar-yen will help drag it down tonight," said Natwest capital markets foreign exchange dealer Matt Brady.
Dealers said the Australian currency fell sharply Friday when US Investment houses sold up to 250 million Australian dollars in the morning session.
•On the Reserve Bank of Australia's trade weighted index. a basket of major trading currencies, the Australian dollar closed at 52.3 points compared to the previous week's finish of 53.1 points.
SINGAPORE DOLLAR: The Singapore unit strengthened against lh£ US dollar to 1.4730 here on Friday against last week's level of 1.4769.
Dealers said the US dollar's weakness was due to its weak finish against the German mark and the Japanese yen in New York arid London this week.
"Attention was very much on the German mark-yen trading. with the US dollar slipping to the background. As a result it also moved lower against the local currency." a dealer said.
HONG KONG DOLLAR: The Hong Kong dollar closed the week at 7.7267 7.277 against 7.723-7-7283 previously.
TAIWAN DOLLAR: The US dollar plunged to 26.021 against the Taiwanese cur- ' rency Friday, the lowest level since May 1993 and down 13.5 Taiwan cents from the previous week's finish of 26.156.
Market dealers attributed the plunge of the greenback mainly to its weakness tn over seas markets.
SOUTH KOREAN WON. The won remained almost unchanged at 799.00 won per dollar on Saturday, compared with 799.20 won to the greenback a week ago
MALAYSIAN RINGGIT: The ringgit closed the week sharply higher at 2.6480 against the US dollar from 2.2608 a week earlier, aided by central bank intervention in mid-week and a bearish greenback.
Money market dealers said the ringgit gained 128 points at the week's close, after hit Ung a two-month high against the US dollar at 2,5470 on Wednesday.
PHILIPPINE PESO: The Philippine peso finished the week 1.37 per cent higher against the US dollar on Friday at 25.135 pesos, compared to 25.486 the week before
INDONESIAN RUPIAH: The Indonesian currency, which opened the week's trading Monday at 2.184 rupiah, closed the week at 2.185 ru piah. unchanged from the pre vtous week
THAI BAHT: The Bank of Thailand s Exchange Equalisation Fund (EEF) on Friday fixed the official mid rate at 24.88 baht to one US dollar, compared with the previous week’s close of 24 98
NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR: Buoyant economic news ensured that the New. Zealand dollar closed the week at 61 30 US cents against last Friday's price of 60 46 cents
The Kiwi has been at four year highs all week and on Friday took advantage of a bat tered ^eenback, and shrugged off a suffering Australian doKar
The Kiwi a been quite resilient because the Aussie was sold down quite heavily." a dealer said.