KATHMANDU, June 27: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has released the official foreign exchange rates for Friday, setting the buying rate for one US dollar at Rs. 136.84 and the selling rate at Rs. 137.44. The US dollar saw a slight increase as Thursday's selling rates were at Rs 137.43 and Rs 138.03.
According to the NRB, the buying and selling rates for one euro are Rs. 160.14 and Rs. 160.84 respectively, while one pound sterling is being traded at Rs. 187.61 (buying) and Rs. 188.44 (selling). The Swiss franc is currently trading at Rs. 170.67 (buying) and Rs. 171.41 (selling).
The Australian Dollar has been valued at Rs. 89.41 for buying and Rs. 89.80 for selling, and the Canadian Dollar at Rs. 100.00 and Rs. 100.43, respectively. Similarly, one Singapore dollar is being bought at Rs. 107.29 and sold at Rs. 107.76.
For Asian currencies, 10 Japanese yen are being bought at Rs. 9.48 and sold at Rs. 9.52. One Chinese yuan is priced at Rs. 19.08 (buying) and Rs. 19.17 (selling). One Saudi riyal is equivalent to Rs. 36.49 and Rs. 36.65, and one Qatari riyal is equivalent to Rs. 37.54 and Rs. 37.71.
The Thai baht is being exchanged at Rs. 4.21 (buying) and Rs. 4.23 (selling), while the UAE dirham is at Rs. 37.26 and Rs. 37.42. One Malaysian ringgit is traded at Rs. 32.36 (buying) and Rs. 32.50 (selling), and 100 South Korean won at Rs. 10.09 and Rs. 10.14.
Meanwhile, the Swedish krona is being traded at Rs. 14.46 (buying) and Rs. 14.52 (selling), and the Danish krone at Rs. 21.46 and Rs. 21.56. The Hong Kong dollar stands at Rs. 17.43 and Rs. 17.51.
Among the Gulf currencies, one Kuwaiti Dinar is priced at Rs. 447.67 (buying) and Rs. 449.64 (selling), while the Bahraini Dinar stands at Rs. 362.75 and Rs. 364.34. One Omani riyal is being traded at Rs. 355.41 (buying) and Rs. 356.96 (selling).
The Indian currency is being exchanged at Rs. 160.00 for buying and Rs. 160.15 for selling per 100 Indian Rupees.
NRB has stated that these rates are subject to change at any time as per requirement. It also noted that commercial banks may set slightly different rates, and the updated exchange rates are available on the central bank’s official website.