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The rupiah strengthened 12 points to Rp13,311 per US dollar in interbank trading in Jakarta on July 31, 2017. Analysts linked the move to a softer US dollar in Asia after weaker-than-expected US economic data.
Rising crude oil prices also supported commodity-linked currencies.
A firmer rupiah lowers the local-currency cost of imported feed ingredients for Indonesian buyers, though the effect on global feed prices is small.
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