Most South East Asian Currencies Plunge Against US Dollar
19 Oktober 2009 - 7:01AM
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Monday morning in Asia, most Southeast Asian currencies plunged
against the U.S. dollar as a slump in most Asian stocks decreased
demand for emerging market assets. The currencies of Hong-Kong,
Thailand, South-Korea and Singapore dipped to new multi-day lows
against the greenback. The Indian rupee, Chinese Yuan and the
Pakistan rupee dropped against the dollar.
On the other hand, the Philippine peso climbed from a near
2-week low against the dollar.
Most of the Stock markets across the Asia Pacific are trading
lower today with the negative close on Wall Street Friday on the
back of some disappointing earnings reports hurting sentiment in
some parts of the region. Markets in Australia, Japan, and South
Korea are down in red. Among other markets in Asia-pacific,
Shanghai is trading sharply higher. Hong Kong, New Zealand and
Taiwan are up with modest gains, while Indonesia and Singapore are
trading weak. Stock markets in the region had closed on a mixed
note Friday.
The Singapore dollar that closed last week's trading at 1.3923
against the U.S. currency slipped to a 6-day low of 1.3994 in early
Asian deals on Monday. The next downside target level for the
Singapore dollar is seen at 1.405.
During early Asian deals on Monday, the Hong Kong dollar
declined to a 1-week low of 7.7511 against the U.S. currency. This
may be compared to Friday's close of 7.7503. On the downside,
7.7516 is seen as the next target level for the Hong Kong
dollar.
The Thai baht dropped to a 2-day low of 33.5450 against the U.S.
dollar in early Asian trading on Monday. The near term support for
the Thailand currency is seen around the 33.69 level. At Friday's
close, the dollar-baht pair was quoted at 33.4350.
The Philippine currency that slipped to a 13-day low of 47.27
against the US dollar during Monday's early Asian trading, gained
ground by about 8:50 pm ET. As of now, the pair is trading at
46.45, compared to Friday's close of 47.00. The next upside target
level for the Philippine currency is seen at 46.20.
During early Asian deals on Monday, the South Korean won
declined to a 2-week low of 1180.05 against the U.S. dollar. This
may be compared to Friday's close of 1155.40. On the downside,
1190.60 is seen as the next target level for the Korean
currency.
The Indian rupee showed weakness against the dollar during
Monday's early Asian trading. The rupee fell to 46.3350 per dollar
by about 12:10 am ET. If the Indian currency slips further, it may
likely target the 46.685 level. The dollar-rupee pair closed last
week's New York session at 46.2250.
The Pakistan rupee dropped against the US dollar and is now
trading at 83.31 against the buck, with 83.53 seen as the next
immediate support level. At Friday's New York session close, the
pair was quoted at 83.11.
The Chinese yuan declined against its US counterpart during
Monday's early trading and hit as low as 6.8315. The yuan may
likely find support near the 6.835 level, if it drops further. The
dollar-yuan pair closed Friday's deals at 6.8278.
People's Bank of China has set today's central parity rate for
dollar-yuan pair at 6.8275. The pair is allowed to move 5% above or
below the target rate.
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