Emerging markets: Singapore's shares gains 0.3%, after city- state's manufacturing output for March increased 7.6% from last year

SINGAPORE, April 26 (reuters): Asian currencies held firm on Monday, as bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve will retain an accommodative policy stance at its meeting later this week weighed on the dollar, while Indian shares were boosted by robust results from a major lender.

The greenback slipped to a two-month low amid speculation that U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will shun talk of tapering bond purchases at a policy meeting on Wednesday.