SINGAPORE: Most emerging Asian currencies eased on Wednesday as risk sentiment soured, though the Thai baht rose as the capital Bangkok stayed calm a day after the army declared martial law to restore order following anti-government protests.
Thai stocks rebounded, bucking slides in regional shares, as the army chief arranged a meeting among leaders of rival political groups and parties, Election Commission members and senators to discuss a way out of the political turmoil.
The Indonesian rupiah slipped, tracking weakness in its non-deliverable forwards. Most government bond yields rose.
India's rupee dipped due to dollar demand from the country's importers.
The South Korean won slid amid market talk of offshore funds' selling it against the yen and on caution over possible intervention by the foreign exchange authorities.
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