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USD/THB (THB=X)
| Previous close | 34.6870 |
| Open | 34.7650 |
| Bid | 34.7600 |
| Day's range | 34.7500 - 34.8100 |
| 52-week range | 32.5600 - 37.2300 |
| Ask | 34.8100 |
- Reuters SG
EMERGING MARKETS-Thai baht muted after cenbank holds rates; Asian FX boosted by Fed's comments
(.) * Taiwan dollar, Malaysian ringgit lead gains * Thai baht, stocks flat after c.bank holds rates * Dollar index hits multi-month lows By Archishma Iyer Nov 29 (Reuters) - Thailand's baht and equities traded flat after its central bank stood pat on interest rates on Wednesday, while most emerging Asian currencies rose after dovish comments from a Federal Reserve official pushed the dollar to a more than three-month low. The baht was trading at 34.730 to the dollar, as of 0730 GMT after the central bank kept rates unchanged, as expected, at 2.50%, a decade-high.
- Reuters SG
EMERGING MARKETS-Thai baht lowest in over 10 months; other Asian FX steady
(.) * Thai baht hits 10-month low * Dollar steady near 10-month high * Asia stocks largely gain * U.S. 10-year yields highest since Oct 2007 By Roushni Nair Sept 28 (Reuters) - Thailand's baht slumped to its lowest in more than 10 months on Thursday, hit by persistent worries over the country's fiscal outlook, while other Asian currencies steadied after recent losses against a rallying dollar. Several other currencies in the region managed slight gains, with the Philippine peso, China's yuan, and the Indian rupee each up 0.1%. While the rupee was propped up by likely intervention from the Reserve Bank of India, China's yuan held steady underpinned by a persistently stronger-than-expected official guidance fix.
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EMERGING MARKETS-Thai baht extends losses, other Asian FX steady
* Thai baht hits 10-month low * Dollar firm at 10-month high * Asia stocks largely gain * U.S. 10-year yields highest since Oct 2007 By Roushni Nair Sept 28 (Reuters) - Thailand's baht slumped to its lowest in more than 10 months on Thursday, depressed by persistent worries over its fiscal outlook, while other Asian currencies managed to steady after recent losses against a rallying dollar. Several other currencies managed slight gains, with the Philippine peso, China's yuan and the Singapore dollar each up 0.1%. The Bank of Thailand (BOT) raised its key interest rate for an eighth straight meeting on Wednesday, despite slowing economic growth, below-target inflation and rising global uncertainties.
