KATHMANDU: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has published today’s foreign currency exchange rates, showing an increase in key currencies such as the US dollar and the euro. As per the revised rates, one US dollar is being bought at Rs 142.98 and sold at Rs 143.58.
Likewise, the euro’s buying rate stands at Rs 166.31 and its selling rate at Rs 167.01. The buying and selling rates for the UK pound sterling have been set at Rs 189.16 and Rs 189.96 respectively, while the Swiss franc is trading at a buying rate of Rs 178.13 and a selling rate of Rs 178.88.
Among other major currencies, the Australian dollar is being bought at Rs 93.68 and sold at Rs 94.07, the Canadian dollar at Rs 102.26 (buying) and Rs 102.69 (selling), and the Singapore dollar at Rs 110.40 and Rs 110.86.
Similarly, 10 Japanese yen are priced at Rs 9.21 for buying and Rs 9.25 for selling, while one Chinese yuan is valued at Rs 20.22 and Rs 20.30, respectively. The Saudi Arabian riyal is trading at Rs 38.10 (buying) and Rs 38.26 (selling), and the Qatari riyal at Rs 39.24 and Rs 39.40.
According to the central bank, the Thai baht is priced at Rs 4.47 (buying) and Rs 4.49 (selling), the UAE dirham at Rs 38.93 and Rs 39.09, and the Malaysian ringgit at Rs 34.61 and Rs 34.76. Similarly, 100 South Korean won cost Rs 9.74 for buying and Rs 9.78 for selling.
The Swedish krona is being bought at Rs 15.17 and sold at Rs 15.24, while the Danish krone stands at Rs 22.27 and Rs 22.36. The Hong Kong dollar is priced at Rs 18.36 (buying) and Rs 18.43 (selling), the Kuwaiti dinar at Rs 465.98 and Rs 467.93, the Bahraini dinar at Rs 379.26 and Rs 380.85, and the Omani rial at Rs 371.37 and Rs 372.93.
The buying rate for 100 Indian rupees has been set at Rs 160, with the selling rate at Rs 160.15. Nepal Rastra Bank has stated that these rates may be revised at any time if necessary. It also clarified that commercial banks may publish slightly different exchange rates, with updated figures available on the central bank’s website.
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