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

Wednesday Tuesday

bid/ask bid/ask

Australian dollar 1.0500/1.0502 1.0587/1.0598

British pound 1.7959/1.7964 1.7942/1.7956

Hong Kong dollar 0.1747/0.1747 0.1744/0.1746

Japanese yen 100 1.1945/1.1948 1.1973/1.1983

Swiss franc 1.3729/1.3732 1.3805/1.3818

U.S. dollar 1.3632/1.3635 1.3614/1.3624.