Foreign exchange rates in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are inter-bank rates of foreign currencies against the Singapore dollar on Thursday:

Thursday Wednesday

bid/ask bid/ask

Australian dollar 1.0834/1.0837 1.0752/1.0753

British pound 1.7583/1.7591 1.7628/1.7631

Hong Kong dollar 0.1745/0.1746 0.1748/0.1748

Japanese yen 100 1.2405/1.2409 1.2328/1.2330

Swiss franc 1.4123/1.4128 1.4054/1.4058

U.S. dollar 1.3651/1.3652 1.3673/1.3674