Foreign exchange rates in Singapore

SINGAPORE, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are inter-bank rates of foreign currencies against the Singapore dollar on Friday:

Friday Thursday

bid/ask bid/ask

Australian dollar 1.0356/1.0360 1.0341/1.0355

British pound 1.8096/1.8101 1.8121/1.8135

Hong Kong dollar 0.1786/0.1787 0.1786/0.1787

Japanese yen 100 1.2463/1.2466 1.2564/1.2574

Swiss franc 1.4218/1.4223 1.4200/1.4209

U.S. dollar 1.3900/1.3903 1.3906/1.3908