Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The Brazilian real gained the most against the U.S. dollar among the 16 major currencies tracked by Bloomberg, rising about 0.4 percent as of 5 p.m. in New York. The New Zealand dollar fell the most against the dollar, declining about 0.9 percent.

The following table shows the best- and worst-performing major currencies against the dollar.

                       Percent
                       Change

Best-performing:

Brazilian real         0.36
Norwegian krone        0.06
Canadian dollar        0.01


Worst-performing:

Taiwan dollar          -0.08
Mexican peso           -0.23
South Korean won       -0.33
Japanese yen           -0.40
Singapore dollar       -0.42
Swiss franc            -0.48
British pound          -0.57
Euro                   -0.60
South African rand     -0.62
Danish krone           -0.63
Swedish krona          -0.69
Australian dollar      -0.90
New Zealand dollar     -0.94

To contact the reporter on this story: Min Zeng in New York at mzeng2@bloomberg.net.

Last Updated: October 11, 2005 17:14 EDT