Rupiah Opens Weaker at Rp 14,940/US$ (Tuesday, May 12)

12/05/2020 09:26 WIB
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The Indonesian Rupiah opened weaker at Rp 14,934/US$ in Tuesday's (May 12th) trading. Ariston Tjendra, Head of Research and Education at Monex Investindo Futures, predicts further weakening of the Rupiah today. This is due to market concerns over a potential second wave of Covid-19 cases in countries easing lockdowns.

Quoting Bloomberg, most Asian currencies also weakened. Some of these include the South Korean won (0.57%), Malaysian ringgit (0.38%), and Indian rupee (0.24%). Meanwhile, strengthening currencies included the Japanese yen (0.13%), Thai baht (0.08%), and Chinese yuan (0.03%).

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