Thursday, May 21, 2026
Taiwan dollar leads Asian currencies higher
USDIDR
+0.27%
USDKRW
+0.77%
USDMYR
−0.34%
USDPHP
+0.13%
The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar at 0206 GMT.
Currency
Latest bid
Previous day
Pct Move
Japan yen
156.210
156.39
+0.12
Sing dlr
1.267
1.2678
+0.06
Taiwan dlr
31.351
31.488
+0.44
Korean won
1449.600
1449.4
-0.01
Baht
32.280
32.20
-0.25
Peso
60.776
60.66
-0.19
Rupiah
17340.000
17380
+0.23
Rupee
94.610
94.61
0.00
Ringgit
3.908
3.92
+0.31
Yuan
6.806
6.8133
+0.11
Change so far in 2026
Currency
Latest bid
End 2025
Pct Move
Japan yen
156.210
156.650
+0.28
Sing dlr
1.267
1.2855
+1.46
Taiwan dlr
31.351
31.438
+0.28
Korean won
1449.600
1439.500
-0.70
Baht
32.280
31.45
-2.57
Peso
60.776
58.800
-3.25
Rupiah
17340.000
16670.000
-3.86
Rupee
94.610
89.870
-5.01
Ringgit
3.908
4.056
+3.79
Yuan
6.806
6.9879
+2.67
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