BANGKOK: The Thai baht dropped in morning trade on Tuesday due to a rise in the dollar which had gained on weakness in some other major currencies and some improvement in US manufacturing data.

The baht was down 0.2% at 34.53 per dollar at 0205 GMT.

Thai baht weaker vs US dollar at 0220 GMT

While it has weakened 1.2% against the dollar since the start of the year, it is still Asia’s second strongest currency after the Malaysian ringgit.