	asian dollar market assets fall in january the gross size of the asian dollar market contracted to billion u s dlrs in january down billion dlrs from december reflecting a decline in interbank activity the monetary authority of singapore mas said in its latest monthly bulletin the assets stood at billion dlrs in january last year mas said interbank lending fell in january to billion dlrs from billion in december but rose from billion in january and interbank deposits to billion against and billion respectively loans to non bank customers increased to billion dlrs in january from billion in december and billion in january deposits of non bank customers also increased in january to billion from billion a month ago and billion a year ago reuter 
