11.   In addition, the battered currencies of Indonesia and South Korea gained strength against the U.S. dollar.

12.   In a measure to bolster its battered currency, the Malaysian government has barred all civil servants from spending their holidays abroad, a local newspaper reported Friday.

13.   Investor confidence will lead to capital inflows into the region and boost the battered currencies.

14.   Investors also feared the rate cut and the ensuing fall in the yen early Thursday would bring more instability to the already battered regional currencies.

15.   Meanwhile, sensing that embattled President Joseph Estrada was finished, traders swung into action late Friday afternoon and pushed the battered currency, the peso, sharply higher.

16.   Sensing that Estrada was finished, traders swung into action late Friday afternoon and pushed the battered Philippine currency, the peso, sharply higher.

17.   Sensing Estrada was finished, traders pushed the battered currency, the peso, sharply higher.

18.   The battered Indonesian currency closed higher against the dollar in the spot market.

19.   The Central Bank intervened again Wednesday to support the battered Russian currency.

20.   The central bank reportedly stepped into the market to help prop up the battered currency.