The Archive · 1939

Dollar Continues Unchanged

Fivepence Rate Maintainea On Local Market; No Move By Chungking Yet

No improvement was registered on the foreign exchange market in Shanghai yesterday, the Chinese dollar continuing in the neighbourhood of 5d. with a tendency to weakness rather than strength.

The exchange market opened with sellers to merchants at 5d. for sterling and 9% for U.S. dollars. The interbank market was active and rather steadier. At the opening, although nominal quotations were 5%. for sterling and 10% for U.S. dollars there was no business until

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