By Indranil Sarkar

April 25 (Reuters) - Indonesia's rupiah fell to an eight-month low on Monday and led losses among major Southeast Asian currencies after the country on Friday unexpectedly announced a ban on exports of palm oil, a major trade item.

The rupiah IDR= weakened 0.7%, on track for its steepest drop since August 2021. The country's benchmark stock market index .JKSE pared early losses to be down 0.1%, weighed down by some of Indonesia's top palm oil companies.


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