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Emerging market currencies sank in Asia on Friday, August 31, with the Indian rupee hitting a record low past Rs 71 per dollar. Dealers feared contagion from financial crises in Argentina and Turkey.
Emerging-market currency contagion raises import costs in importing countries and can weigh on dollar-denominated commodity demand from Asia.
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