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EM ASIA FX-Emerging Asian units gain on optimism over U.S.-China trade talks

* Indonesian rupiah leads gains among Asian currencies

* Malaysian ringgit climbs to over six-month high

(Adds text, updates prices)

By Aditya Soni

Feb 13 (Reuters) - Emerging Asian currencies firmed on

Wednesday on hopes for resolution of the Sino-U.S trade war

after the United States opened the door to extending the 90-day

truce that is due to end on March 1.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he could see letting

the deadline for reaching a trade agreement with China slide a

little if the two sides were close to a complete deal.

Investors responded by buying emerging Asian currencies,

which strengthened across the board after softening earlier this

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week.

DBS Group Research said in a note that an extension "could

avoid further disruptions to the global economy from a potential

increase in US tariffs on Chinese goods".

However, DBS warned that an extension "will only be possible

if China accedes to US's push for enforcement mechanisms on

areas such as forced technology transfer and intellectual

property protection".

The Indonesian rupiah, the second-best performing

Asian currency in 2019, led Wednesday's gains, firming 0.4

percent.

The Malaysian ringgit strengthened to its highest

since July.

The Indian rupee climbed 0.2 percent to a more than

one month high. This comes after news consumer prices rose at a

milder pace than anticipated, strengthening views that the

central bank - which trimmed the key rate on Feb. 7 - could

again cut the key interest rate in April.

The South Korean won and Singapore dollar,

currencies of economies that are exporters of electronics, rose

0.3 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively.

The trade war has weighed on exports of both Singapore and

South Korea. The city-state's shipments had their worst decline

in more than two years in December.

The Chinese yuan firmed to a two-week high, while

the Thai baht added 0.2 percent.

CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLAR

The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against

the dollar at 0532 GMT.

Currency Latest bid Previous day Pct Move

Japan yen 110.620 110.48 -0.13

Sing dlr 1.354 1.3560 +0.15

Taiwan dlr 30.816 30.831 +0.05

Korean won 1120.300 1123.9 +0.32

Baht 31.260 31.315 +0.18

Peso 51.940 52.07 +0.25

Rupiah 14015.000 14065 +0.36

Rupee 70.530 70.70 +0.24

Ringgit 4.063 4.077 +0.34

Yuan 6.756 6.7715 +0.23

Change so far in 2019

Currency Latest bid End 2018 Pct Move

Japan yen 110.620 109.56 -0.96

Sing dlr 1.354 1.3627 +0.64

Taiwan dlr 30.816 30.733 -0.27

Korean won 1120.300 1115.70 -0.41

Baht 31.260 32.55 +4.13

Peso 51.940 52.47 +1.02

Rupiah 14015.000 14375 +2.57

Rupee 70.530 69.77 -1.08

Ringgit 4.063 4.1300 +1.65

Yuan 6.756 6.8730 +1.73

(Reporting by Aditya Soni in Bengaluru; Editing by Richard

Borsuk)