Kathmandu, January 8: Nepal Rastra Bank has fixed the foreign exchange rate for today. According to the central bank, the buying rate of one US dollar today is 136 rupees 85 paisa and the selling rate is 137 rupees 45 paisa. The buying rate of one European Euro has been set at 142 rupees 45 paisa and the selling rate at 143 rupees 08 paisa, the buying rate of one UK Pound Sterling at 171 rupees 60 paisa and the selling rate at 172 rupees 36 paisa, and the buying rate of one Swiss Franc at 150 rupees 98 paisa and the selling rate at 151 rupees 64 paisa.
The buying rate of one Australian dollar has been set at 85 rupees 91 paisa and the selling rate at 86 rupees 29 paisa, the buying rate of one Canadian dollar at 95 rupees 61 paisa and the selling rate at 96 rupees 03 paisa, and the buying rate of one Singapore dollar at 100 rupees 53 paisa and the selling rate at 100 rupees 97 paisa. The buying rate of 10 Japanese yen is 8 rupees 67 paisa and the selling rate is 8 rupees 71 paisa, the buying rate of one Chinese yuan is 18 rupees 68 paisa and the selling rate is 18 rupees 76 paisa, the buying rate of one Saudi Arabian riyal is 36 rupees 45 paisa and the selling rate is 36 rupees 61 paisa, and the buying rate of one Qatari riyal is 37 rupees 54 paisa and the selling rate is 37 rupees 70 paisa.
According to the central bank, the buying rate of one Thai baht has been set at 3 rupees 97 paisa and the selling rate at 3 rupees 99 paisa, the buying rate of one UAE dirham at 37 rupees 26 paisa and the selling rate at 37 rupees 42 paisa, and the buying rate of one Malaysian ringgit at 30 rupees 50 paisa and the selling rate at 30 rupees 63 paisa. The buying rate of one hundred South Korean won is 9 rupees 43 paisa and the selling rate is 9 rupees 47 paisa, the buying rate of one Swedish kronor is 12 rupees 42 paisa and the selling rate is 12 rupees 47 paisa, and the buying rate of one Danish kronor is 19 rupees 10 paisa and the selling rate is 19 rupees 18 paisa.
The National Bank has set the buying rate of one Hong Kong dollar at 17 rupees 60 paisa and the selling rate at 17 rupees 68 paisa, the buying rate of one Kuwaiti dinar at 443 rupees 93 paisa and the selling rate at 445 rupees 88 paisa, the buying rate of one Bahraini dinar at 363 rupees 03 paisa and the selling rate at 364 rupees 62 paisa, the buying rate of one Omani rial at 355 rupees 46 paisa and the selling rate at 357 rupees 02 paisa. Similarly, the buying rate of one hundred Indian rupee has been set at 160 rupees and the selling rate at 160 rupees 15 paisa.
The National Bank has stated that this exchange rate can be revised at any time as needed. It is also stated that the exchange rate set by commercial banks may differ and the updated exchange rate will be available on the central bank’s website.
