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EMERGING MARKETS-Philippine peso reels from typhoon damage, hits near 3-month low
* Chinese city of Xian enters 7th day of lockdown * Philippine peso eases for 3rd straight session * Malaysia shares set to snap five-session rally By Anushka Trivedi Dec 29 (Reuters) - The Philippine peso slipped on Wednesday to its lowest in almost three months, leading losses among emerging Asian currencies and extending its fall since a typhoon barrelled into the island nearly two weeks ago, while most stock markets cut early losses. The Indonesian rupiah dropped 0.3%, followed by the Malaysian ringgit and Singapore's dollar, both down 0.1%. The typhoon also disrupted the country's vaccination drive, which is already among the slowest in Southeast Asia.
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EMERGING MARKETS-Asian FX, stocks pare gains on Moderna CEO's Omicron warning
* Singapore stocks drop ~4% in Nov * Ringgit worst performing currency among Asian FX this month * India GDP due at 1200 GMT * Philippine equity markets shut for holiday By Anushka Trivedi Nov 30(Reuters) - Emerging Asian equities and currencies trimmed gains on Tuesday on concerns that the Omicron coronavirus variant could prove more resistant to existing vaccines, while South Korean shares dropped over 2% on weak domestic data. Risk sentiment across Asia soured after the head of drugmaker Moderna told the Financial Times that current COVID-19 vaccines were unlikely to be as effective against Omicron as they have been against the Delta variant. Indonesia stocks reversed course to fall 0.5%, while equities in Thailand, China and Malaysia shaved gains to trade flat to 0.2% higher.
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EMERGING MARKETS-Thai baht weakens, Singapore stocks fall on virus fears
* Thai stocks snap eight sessions of losses * Indonesian rupiah falls to over two-month low * Graphic: World FX rates https://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E * Asian stock markets: https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 By Soumyajit Saha June 29 (Reuters) - The Thai baht remained near a 13-month low on Tuesday, while Singapore stocks dropped to their lowest in over a month, as concerns about the economic impact of rising novel coronavirus cases in Southeast Asia hurt sentiment. The baht broke the 32-level against the U.S. dollar for the first time since May 2020, as the tourism-reliant economy struggled against the country's worst virus outbreak. A surge in the region's cases also hurt Singapore stocks , which snapped a three-day winning streak to drop to their lowest level since May 17.
