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Weekly Currency Roundup

Yen loses ground as collapse of Sogo unnerves investors
HONG KONG. July 16: The prospects of an early end to Japan's "zero-rate" monetary policy faded after the collapse of major retail corporate Sogo Wednesday, reports AFP.
The Aussie dollar meanwhile was watching the effects of weakening currencies in Indonesia and the Philippines.
Japanese Yen: The yen lost ground during the week with Investors unnerved by the collapse of Japanese department store chain Sogo Co. Ltd, dealers said.
The Japanese unit was quoted at 108.03 late Friday, compared with 107.58 a week earlier.
Wednesday's surprise announcement that Sogo was seeking court protection caused market volatility amid fears of a new crisis in the financial sector for creditors and other Indebted firms.
Australian Dollar: The Australian dollar will closely watch weaknesses In the Indonesian rupiah and Philippine peso which has led to mild contagion effects across Southeast Asia, dealers said.
"The negative sentiment effects have so far just worked to constrain the upside for the
Australian dollar rather than pushing the currency lower." said Colonial State Bank's Craig James.
The local currency closed Friday at 58.60 US cents from 58.71 US cents a week earlier
The Reserve Bank’s trade weighted index was at 52.8 points from 52.7 last week.
New Zealand Dollar: The New Zealand dollar closed Friday worth 46.76 US cents, down from 46.98 US cents the previous week.
The New Zealand dollar Improved despite a weakening Australian dollar following worse-than-expected trade figures Friday.
"It has not been a bad per-formance by the kiwi today — particularly In light of the very poor numbers out of Australia?' said Bank of New Zealand forex manager Mike Symonds.
Singapore Dollar: The Singapore dollar fell to 1 7408 against the US dollar on Friday from 1.7366 a week ago.
Hong Kong Dollar: The Hong Kong dollar was trading at 7.7956-7.7966 to the greenback Friday, compared to the previous week's 7 796-7.7965.
Indonesian Rupiah: The Indonesian rupiah continued its
rapid downward slide to close at 9.495 to the dollar on Friday as compared to last Friday's close of 9.308 to the greenback.
Bank Indonesia deputy governor Anwar Nasution repeated that the central bank would not Intervene unless the currency passed the 10.000 rupiah to the dollar mark.
Philippine Peso: The peso fell once more to 44.705 pesos to the dollar on Friday from 44.03 to the dollar on July 7.
South Korean Won: The won strengthened from 1.118 80 won per dollar a week earlier to 1.112.9 won Friday amid expectation that proceedings from the overseas sell-off of SK telecom shares would add to dollar supply.
The won Is expected to move between 1.113 won and 1.114 won tn the coming week, barring any sudden Inflows of foreign funds into the stock market, the dealers said.
Taiwan Dollar: The Taiwan dollar declined 0.1 per cent against the greenback over the week to close at 30.868 on Saturday in Une with the weakness of regional currencies, dealers said.