Investors continued to remain short on most Asian currencies but bearish bets on the Chinese yuan shot up to three-month highs, according to the latest Reuters poll of analysts and fund managers.
“Bearish bets across most Asian currencies firmed on global growth concerns.
Short positions on the Chinese currency rose to their highest since May.
Investors raised their short bets on the Indonesian rupiah and the Thai baht.
Bearish bets on the Malaysian ringgit rose to their highest level since Sept. 2015, despite a rapid GDP rise in the second quarter.
Similar short positions were also seen for the Philippine peso.