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Key Asian currencies weaken against dollar

AFP, Hong Kong
Key Asian currencies ended the week mainly down against the US dollar as sentiment over the US economy brightened, but the Australian dollar remained near record highs.
JAPANESE YEN: The yen fell back against the dollar as US economic prospects improved due to the release of better-than-expected data on US gross domestic product and durable goods orders.
The Japanese unit stood at 105.44-47 to the dollar here late Friday, down from 103.87-90 to the dollar a week earlier. It briefly touched a three-month
low of 105.88 to the dollar in NewYork on Thursday.
The greenback got a boost on Thursday after first-quarter US growth was revised to a 0.9 percent annual pace from the initial estimate of 0.6 percent.
Dealers said the growth data reduced prospects of another US Federal Reserve interest rate cut and this supported the dollar, which has suffered against the euro because of a large yield differential.
"Certainly the signs are that the Fed's burst of easing is probably over and that is causing the market to reappraise the possibility of interest rate hikes," said Ian Copsey, a
senior financial analyst at Global ForexTrading.
The dollar has also been supported this week by a rebound on Wall Street.
But Mizuho Corporate Bank dealer Shuici Kanehira believes the stock market "may start reacting negatively to a change in the market's perception about interest rates."
He added market players should assess non-farm payroll data and other economic indicators due out next week.
The business daily Nikkei said on its Internet edition on Friday that the financial markets next week will be "swayed by moves in long-term US
interest rates whose upward tendencyis becoming clear."
"The yen is expected to test its downside while the dollar fathoms how far it can come back."
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR; The Australian dollar is expected to remain buoyant next week on expectations of further domestic interest rates rises, dealers said.
The Australian dollar was trading at 95.58 US cents at 5.00 pm (0800 GMT) Friday, down slightly on the previous week's 95.92 US cents.
AMP Capital Investors chief economist Shane Oliver said the prospect of at least one more interest rate before the end of the year was pushing the Aussie towards parity with the greenback.
"The Australian dollar is still on track to hit parity sooner or later," he said.
"While it will probably be a volatile ride, Australia's strong terms of trade, high interest rates and the ongoing weakness in the US dollar are certainly supportive of further gains in the Aussie.
"The last time Australia's terms of trade was this strong, which was back in the early 1950s, one Australian dollar bought 1.12 US dollars."
NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR: The New Zealand dollar ended local trading Friday at 78.07 US cents, down from 78.56 at the end of the previous week.
Marginally improved May business confidence in a survey and higher inflationary expectations in a central bank survey saw the dollar rise to 79 US cents early in the week.
But a stronger US currency saw the kiwi fall back towards the end of the week. The greenback rallied after data showed the US economy was growing faster than expected, bolstering expectations of a rate rise there.
CHINESE YUAN: The yuan closed at 6.9434 to the dollar Friday on the exchange-traded market, compared with Thursday's close of 6.9358, and a closing price of 6.9418 to the dollar last Friday.
On the over-the-counter market, it ended at 6.9420 to the dollar against 6.9381 in the previous day.
The central bank had set the yuan central parity rate at 6.9472 to the dollar Friday, compared with 6.9402 on Thursday.
The People's Bank of China allows a trading band of 0.5 percent on either side of the midpoint.
HONG KONG DOLLAR: The US-linked Hong Kong dollar finished the week at 7.8054 to the greenback compared with 7.801 the week before.
INDONESIAN RUPIAH: The rupiah ended the week's trading at 9,320/9,330 to the dollar compared to 9,320/9,325 to the dollar a week earlier.
PHILIPPINE PESO: The Philippines peso fell to 43.750 to the dollar on Friday afternoon from 43.440 on May 23.
SINGAPORE DOLLAR: The dollar was at 1.3660 Singapore dollars on Friday from 1.3605 the previous week.
SOUTH KOREAN WON: The won strengthened 1.6 percent over the past week to 1,030.10 won per dollar Friday, compared with 1,047.60 won a week earlier.
The won, which fell to its lowest level the previous week because of soaring oil costs and an expanding current account deficit, rebounded strongly as foreign investors returned to the local stockmarket.
THAI BAHT: The Thai baht weakened against the dollar in the past week because of renewed political tensions coupled with coup rumours that sent foreign investors running from the Thai i exchange market, dealers Said