The following are inter-bank rates of foreign currencies against the Singapore dollar on Thursday:

Thursday Wednesday bid/ask bid/ask

Australian dollar 1.0641/1.0643 1.0680/1.0684 British pound 1.7986/1.7991 1.8047/1.8054 Euro 1.5076/1.5083 1.5126/1.5135 Hong Kong dollar 0.1851/0.1852 0.1836/0.1837 Japanese yen 100 1.2198/1.2199 1.2375/1.2379 Swiss franc 1.4031/1.4032 1.4077/1.4082 U.S. dollar 1.4367/1.4368 1.4242/1.4245.