KATHMANDU, April 23: Nepal Rastra Bank has announced the official foreign exchange rates for today. The central bank set the buying rate of one US dollar at Rs 136.01 and the selling rate at Rs 136.61. On Tuesday, Nepal Rastra Bank set its buying rate at Rs 135.91 and selling rate at Rs 136.51.
According to the bank, one euro is being bought at Rs 156.23 and sold at Rs 156.92, while one UK pound sterling is being bought at Rs 181.91 and sold at Rs 182.72. The buying and selling rates for one Swiss franc stand at Rs 167.58 and Rs 168.32, respectively.
Similarly, the exchange rate for one Australian dollar has been fixed at Rs 87.05 (buying) and Rs 87.43 (selling), while one Canadian dollar is being purchased at Rs 98.31 (buying) and Rs 98.74 (selling). The bank set the rate for one Singapore dollar at Rs 104.00 (buying) and Rs 104.46 (selling).
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For Asian currencies, the bank set the buying and selling rates of 10 Japanese yen at Rs 9.70 and Rs 9.74, one Chinese yuan at Rs 18.60 and Rs 18.68, one Saudi Arabian riyal at Rs 36.26 and Rs 36.42, and one Qatari riyal at Rs 37.31 and Rs 37.47.
The bank also fixed the buying and selling rates for one Thai baht at Rs 4.09 and Rs 4.11, one UAE dirham at Rs 37.03 and Rs 37.19, and one Malaysian ringgit at Rs 30.97 and Rs 31.11, respectively.
For other currencies, the exchange rate for 100 South Korean won stands at Rs 9.54 (buying) and Rs 9.59 (selling), one Swedish krona at Rs 14.28 and Rs 14.35, and one Danish krone at Rs 20.93 and Rs 21.02.
Nepal Rastra Bank also set the rate for one Hong Kong dollar at Rs 17.53 (buying) and Rs 17.61 (selling), one Kuwaiti dinar at Rs 444.86 and Rs 446.82, one Bahraini dinar at Rs 360.89 and Rs 362.48, and one Omani rial at Rs 353.23 and Rs 354.79. Likewise, the bank fixed the rate for INR 100 at Rs 160.00 (buying) and Rs 160.15 (selling).
The central bank stated that it may revise these rates at any time as necessary. It also noted that commercial banks may offer different rates based on the open market and that updated rates are available on the central bank's official website.
