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To: goldsnow who wrote (5330)	1/6/1998 9:48:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116753

Tue, 6 Jan 1998, 9:39pm EST Rupiah, Ringgit, Baht, Peso Sink to New Lows The Indonesian rupiah tumbled to a record low, pulling the Malaysian ringgit, Thai baht and Philippine peso to new lows. The Singapore dollar also fell. The Indonesian rupiah tumbled as much as 7.5 percent to 8,000 a U.S. dollar -- the lowest since the currency began trading in 1971. The Malaysian ringgit plunged as much as 5.8 percent to 4.5975 a dollar, the lowest since it was floated in 1973. The Thai baht fell as much as 3.7 percent to its lowest ever of 54.50 a dollar. The Philippine peso slipped 2.6 percent to a record low 46.45. bloomberg.com