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Re among 25 currencies that saw biggest change against $

Last updated on: January 07, 2014 10:40 IST

Image: People walk past a display board of a currency exchange office in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Re among 25 currencies that saw biggest change against $There were some currencies that saw major gains against the dollar while there were some that took a tumble against the world's biggest traded currency in 2013.

Let's take a look and see how some of the major currencies performed against the dollar.

Source: Bloomberg Visual Data

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Image: People walk past a cafe in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Israeli shekel

Return against the dollar in 2013: 7.49 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2012: 2.06 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 7.50 per cent

Overall rank in return in 2013: 1

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Image: A view of finance institute Sydbank in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Danish krone

Return against the dollar in 2013: 4.18 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2012: 1.39 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 2.89 per cent

Overall rank in change in 2013: 2

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Image: A woman holds up a euro note in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Photographs: Radovan Stoklasa/Reuters

Euro

Return against the dollar in 2013: 4.17 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2012: 1.79 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 3.16 per cent

Overall rank in change in 2013: 3

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Image: French hair dresser Eric Constantino, right, washes his staff's hair during a demonstration at his shop in Beijing, China.
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Chinese renminbi

Return against the dollar in 2013: 2.91 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2012: 1.03 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2011: 4.96 per cent

Overall rank in change in 2013: 4

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Image: People standing on the Quaibruecke bridge watch a man jump from a 10-metre-high public diving platform into Lake Zurich in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Swiss franc

Return against the dollar in 2013: 2.52 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2012: 2.48 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 0.31 per cent

Overall rank in change in 2013: 5

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Image: Partygoers enjoy the night life in Warsaw, Poland.
Photographs: Kacper Pempel/Reuters

Polish zloty

Return against the dollar in 2013: 2.34 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2012: 11.37 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 14.02 per cent

Overall rank in change in 2013: 6

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Image: Boys hold onto a girl as they throw water at her as part of traditional Easter celebrations in Holloko, 100km east of Budapest, Hungary.
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Hungarian forint

Return against the dollar in 2013: 2.12 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2012: 10.03 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 14.35 per cent

Overall rank in change in 2013: 7

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Image: Pedestrians walk past a store on Oxford Street in central London, United Kingdom.
Photographs: Neil Hall/Reuters

British pound

Return against the dollar in 2013: 1.86 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2012: 4.58 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 0.44 per cent

Overall rank in change in 2013: 8

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Image: People walk past flowerpots made of old jeans during a recycling campaign at the Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul, South Korea.
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South Korean won

Return against the dollar in 2013: 1.39 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2012: 8.27 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 2.30 per cent

Overall rank in change in 2013: 9

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Image: Elin Bjerre of Kristianstad in southern Sweden crosses the finish line first to win the 100m final of the Stiletto Run in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Swedish krona

Return against the dollar in 2013: 1.01 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2012: 5.90 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 2.55 per cent

Overall rank in change in 2013: 10

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Image: Couples go through an obstacle course during a wife-carrying competition at a shopping mall in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong dollar

Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 0.05 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2012: 0.22 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2011: 0.07 per cent

Overall rank in change in 2013: 11

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Image: Foreign exchange rates are on display at a Thomas Cook shop in Lambton Quay in Wellington, New Zealand.
Photographs: Anthony Phelps/Reuters

New Zealand dollar

Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 0.89 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2012: 6.64 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 0.38 per cent

Overall rank in change in 2013: 12

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Image: Ice skaters on a rink in Mexico City's Zocalo square.
Photographs: Edgard Garrido/Reuters

Mexican peso

Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 1.41 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2012: 8.42 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 11.45 per cent

Overall rank in change in 2013: 13

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Image: People lie on a pedestrian crossing during a flashmob event in a shopping area in Taipei, Taiwan.
Photographs: Pichi Chuang/Reuters

Taiwanese dollar

Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 2.60 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2012: 4.29 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 3.24 per cent

Overall rank in change in 2013: 14

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Image: A model presents a creation by Indian designer Devki Karer for label DEVKI's in Singapore.
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Singapore dollar

Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 3.26 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2012: 6.12 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 1.02 per cent

Overall rank in change in 2013: 15

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Image: Customers enjoy drinks at a cafe bar in Prague's district of Holesovice, Czech Republic.
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Czech koruna

Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 4.42 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2012: 3.84 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 5.31 per cent

Overall rank in change in 2013: 16

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Image: People walk near the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec, Canada.
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Canadian dollar

Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 6.61 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2012: 2.94 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 2.28 per cent

Overall rank in change in 2013: 17

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Image: People shop at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Photographs: Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters

Malaysian ringgit

Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 6.65 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2012: 3.60 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 3.30 per cent

Overall rank in change in 2013: 18

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Image: Two women read a book as they sit on the metro in Moscow, Russia.
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Russian ruble

Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 7.13 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2012: 5.28 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 4.98 per cent

Overall rank in change in 2013: 19

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Image: Karl Johans Gate, the main shopping street, in Oslo, Norway.
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Norwegian krone

Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 8.34 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2012: 7.37 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 2.57 per cent

Overall rank in change in 2013: 20

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Image: A reveler performs during a parade as part of the Barranquilla Carnival in Barranquilla, Colombia.
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Colombian peso

Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 8.42 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2012: 9.71 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 1.59 per cent

Overall rank in change in 2013: 21

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Image: Participants dance and play their cajons, a popular Peruvian instrument, during the International Festival of the Peruvian Cajon in Lima's Plaza Mayor.
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Peruvian new sol

Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 8.77 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2012: 5.68 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2011: 4.08 per cent

Overall rank in change in 2013: 22

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Image: Women practice a traditional dance on Easter Island, Chile.
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Chilean peso

Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 8.80 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2012: 8.42 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 9.92 per cent

Overall rank in change in 2013: 23

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Image: Shoppers leave a retail store inside a mall in Mumbai.
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Indian rupee

Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 11.01 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2012: Minus 3.51 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 15.75 per cent

Overall rank in change in 2013: 24

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Image: Drum Queen Bruna Almeida of Sao Clemente samba school participates at the carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Brazilian real

Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 13.15 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2012: Minus 9.00 per cent

Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 11.01 per cent

Overall rank in change in 2013: 25

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