nov 22 reuters  currencies in asias emerging markets remained weak on monday as growing anxiety over surging covid19 infections in europe and hawkish comments from several us central bankers weighed on sentiment although a firmer yuan stabilized regional currencies the thai baht fell 04 while the philippine peso and indonesian rupiah fell 03 and 01 respectively federal reserve officials richard clarida and christopher waller on friday suggested that a faster pace of stimulus tapering may be appropriate pushing the greenback higher but strength in the yuan supported regional sentiment the stronger usd price action this morning has eased with the renminbi strengthening again said alvin tan head of asia fx strategy at rbc capital markets the renminbis resilience has indeed helped anchor the asian currency complex in the face of the latest bout of usd strength stocks in the broader region lacked direction as return of covid19 restrictions in europe put investors on guard fears of a fourth wave in europe eroding the global recovery have played their part in asias cautious mood today said jeffrey halley senior market analyst for asia pacific at oanda shares in seoul ks11 rose 14 to hit a near threeweek high as chip heavyweights in the country tracked their us peers higher meanwhile customs agency data from south korea showed the countrys exports for the first 20 days of november jumped 276 benefiting from a continued sales boost in semiconductor and petroleum products stocks in china ssec also rose as analysts flagged chances of policy easing from the central banks monetary policy report chinas central bank on friday said it would keep its prudent monetary policy flexible and targeted and strike a balance between economic growth and risk controls read more indian shares nsei dropped as much as 14 to hit an eightweek low as market heavyweight reliance industries relins led energy stocks lower and as return of covid19 restrictions in europe weighed on investor sentiment shares in jakarta jkse fell 01 retreating from the record high scaled on friday  in south korea samsung electronics 005930ks and peer sk hynix 000660ks rose 55 and 76 respectively  in india reliance industries ltd relins fell as much as 42 their biggest oneday decline since jan 25  indonesian 10year benchmark yields are up 13 basis points at 6189 reporting by harish sridharan in bengaluru editing by shailesh kuber