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Mar 31, 2008 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- An executive briefing on Forex for March 31, 2008, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities.

FOREX - NEW TAIWAN DOLLAR ENDS LOWER AGAINST US - MARCH 31, 2008

TAIPEI - The U.S. dollar rose against the New Taiwan dollar on the Taipei Foreign Exchange Monday, gaining NT$0.003 to close at NT$30.405.

FOREX - US DOLLAR WEAKER AGAINST YEN - MARCH 31, 2008

TOKYO - The U.S. dollar was trading at 99.33- 99.35 yen at 5:15 p.m. Monday, down 0.66 yen.

FOREX - US DOLLAR UP AGAINST SINGAPORE DOLLAR - MARCH 31, 2008

SINGAPORE - The US dollar was trading at 1.3809 at 3:52 p.m. Monday, stronger than 1.3815 at 3:23 p.m. Friday.

FOREX - US DOLLAR FIRMER AGAINST BAHT - MARCH 31, 2008

BANGKOK - The US dollar was trading at 31.495 baht at 2.42 p.m. Monday, down from 31.4850 at 2.23 p.m. Friday.

FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR ENDS LOWER - MARCH 31, 2008

SYDNEY - The Australian dollar ended lower today, staying below $US0.9200, as the weakest monthly domestic credit growth data in seven years added to expectations that interest rates would remain on hold tomorrow.

At 1700 AEDT, the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.9163 67, down from Friday's close of $US0.9223/27.

FOREX - US DOLLAR ENDS WEAKER AGAINST WON - MARCH 31, 2008

SEOUL - The U.S. dollar on Monday ended at 990.4 won, down from 993.0 at the close on Friday.

FOREX - RINGGIT OPENS STRONGER AGAINST US DOLLAR - MARCH 31 , 2008

KUALA LUMPUR - The ringgit opened at 3.1905/1935 against the U.S. dollar on Monday stronger than 3.2060/ 2090 at the close on Friday.

FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR WEAKER TO NOON - MARCH 31, 2008

SYDNEY - The Australian dollar was weaker at noon, dragged lower by a falling New Zealand dollar on a poor business survey.

At 1200 AEDT, the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.9152 56, down from Friday's close of $US0.9223/27.

FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR OPENS LOWER - MARCH 31, 2008

SYDNEY - The Aussie dollar has opened the week lower after high yielding currencies were sold off after Friday's local session closed.

At 0700 AEDT, the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.9163 69, down from Friday's close of $US0.9223/27.