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Most major foreign currencies edge up against dollar
HONG KONG. Feb 18: Most major currencies advanced against the US dollar alter speculation that Japanese interest rates might rise, which would make the yen more attractive relative to the greenback. says AFP.
JAPANESE YEN: The yen rallied this week on specula tion of a rate hike by the Bank of Japan, dealers said, after Finance Minister Wataru Kubo hinted Thursday at a rise in interest rates.
The Japanese unit stood at 105.91 yen to the dollar late afternoon Friday, up from 106.82 yen a week earlier.
Kubo told a parliamentary committee that low rates are adversely affecting the* aged and people who live on'pensions."
But dealer* saw! sentiment for the dollar would remain strong, saying that the US unit was likely to soon recover to the 106 yen level.
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR: The Australian dollar edged up only slightly against the US dollar, after a rally late in the week breathed some life into an otherwise dormant market.
The currency closed at 75.58 US cents compared to 75.55 US cents last week.
Citibank Australia dealer Michael Sarpi said although the local dollar had been very quiet this week, he would not be surprised to see it break above 76.00 US cents next week.
T expect there'll be a big move over the next week or so." he said.
Dealers said the market was also focusing on January merchandise imports, due Monday, which analysts expect to drop by about two per cent to five per cent from the 6.59 billion Australian dollars seasonally adjusted posted in December.
On the central Reserve Bank of Australia’s trade weighted index, a basket of major trading currencies, the local unit ended at 55.1 points from 55.4 the previous week.
NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR: The New Zealand dollar surged Friday to close worth 67.78 US cents against last week's close of 67.46 cents.*
■Also US mutual funds were buying New Zealand short end (debt instruments) and the currency as well. Traders got
caught short, they had been trading in the 67.00 cents to 67.60 cents range for the last couple of weeks, he added.
SINGAPORE DOLLAR. The Singapore dollar appreciated to 1.4125 against the dollar from 1.4160 at the previous week’s close.
The rise was in line with the greenback's fall against most currencies on talk of hlghef Japanese interest rates and unchanged German rates.
HONG KONG DOLLAR: The Hong Kong dollar ended the week slightly lower against the greenback' at 7.732-7.7342 compared to 7.7310-7.7320 a week earlier.
THAI BAHT: The Bank of Thailand's Exchange Equalization Fund on Friday fixed the official mid-rate at 25.23 baht to one US dollar, compared to 25.30 baht last week. The greenback fell because the German mark firmed against the dollar due to the political and economic turmoil in Europe, a Thai farmers bank exchange dealer said.
INDONESIAN RUPIAH: The - Indonesian currency closed trading on Friday at 2,317 rupiah fo^the dollar, or three rupiah weaker than at the closing on Friday the previous week.
- MALAYSIAN RINGGIT: The ringgit closed slightly higher against the US dollar this week in mostly thin trading as most players were sidelined ahead of a week-long scries of holidays.
The local unit ended the week eight points higher to close at 2.5480/90 from 2.5488/98 last week.
PHILIPPINE PESO: The Philippine peso depreciated slightly to 26.14 pesos to the US dollar on Friday, from 26.136 pesos to the dollar on February 9.
SOUTH KOREAN WON: The won rose from. 781.0 per dollar a week ago to 777.90 won to the greenback on Saturday.