KATHMANDU, June 18: The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has fixed the foreign exchange rates for Thursday. According to the central bank, the buying rate of one US dollar has been set at Rs 150.95 and the selling rate at Rs 151.55.
Similarly, the buying rate of one euro stands at Rs 174.95 and the selling rate at Rs 175.65. One UK pound sterling is priced at Rs 202.36 for buying and Rs 203.17 for selling, while one Swiss franc has a buying rate of Rs 190.37 and a selling rate of Rs 191.12.
The buying rate of one Australian dollar has been fixed at Rs 106.65 and the selling rate at Rs 106.97. One Canadian dollar is valued at Rs 107.71 for buying and Rs 108.13 for selling, while one Singapore dollar has a buying rate of Rs 117.62 and a selling rate of Rs 118.08.
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Among Asian currencies, the buying rate for 10 Japanese yen has been set at Rs 9.42 and the selling rate at Rs 9.46. One Chinese yuan is priced at Rs 22.33 for buying and Rs 22.42 for selling. One Saudi riyal has a buying rate of Rs 40.22 and a selling rate of Rs 40.38, while one Qatari riyal is valued at Rs 41.40 for buying and Rs 41.57 for selling.
According to the central bank, one Thai baht has a buying rate of Rs 4.63 and a selling rate of Rs 4.65. The buying and selling rates of one UAE dirham have been fixed at Rs 41.10 and Rs 41.27 respectively. One Malaysian ringgit is priced at Rs 37.11 for buying and Rs 37.25 for selling. The buying rate for 100 South Korean won stands at Rs 9.95 and the selling rate at Rs 9.99. One Swedish krona has a buying rate of Rs 16.06 and a selling rate of Rs 16.13, while one Danish krone is valued at Rs 23.40 for buying and Rs 23.50 for selling.
NRB has set the buying and selling rates of one Hong Kong dollar at Rs 19.27 and Rs 19.34 respectively. One Kuwaiti dinar has a buying rate of Rs 491.77 and a selling rate of Rs 493.73. One Bahraini dinar is priced at Rs 400.39 for buying and Rs 401.98 for selling, while one Omani riyal has a buying rate of Rs 392.09 and a selling rate of Rs 393.65.
For the Indian currency, the buying rate for INR 100 has been fixed at Rs 160, while the selling rate has been set at Rs 160.15.
The central bank said the exchange rates may be revised at any time as required. It also noted that rates set by commercial banks may differ and that updated exchange rates are available on the official website of the Nepal Rastra Bank.
