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

Thursday Wednesday

bid/ask bid/ask

Australian dollar 1.0473/1.0481 1.0500/1.0502

British pound 1.7984/1.7987 1.7959/1.7964

Hong Kong dollar 0.1745/0.1745 0.1747/0.1747

Japanese yen 100 1.1973/1.1977 1.1945/1.1948

Swiss franc 1.3740/1.3751 1.3729/1.3732

U.S. dollar 1.3613/1.3614 1.3632/1.3635.