Kathmandu, 18 December: Nepal Rastra Bank has fixed the exchange rates of foreign currencies for Wednesday. According to the exchange rates fixed for today, the prices of the US dollar, European euro, UK pound sterling, Chinese yuan, Saudi Arabian riyal, Qatari riyal, UAE dirham, Swedish kronor, Hong Kong dollar, Kuwaiti dinar, Bahraini dinar, and Omani riyal have increased. Similarly, the prices of the Swiss franc, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar, Thai baht, and South Korean won have decreased.
According to the exchange rate set by Nepal Rastra Bank, the buying rate of one US dollar is 135 rupees 54 paisa and the selling rate is 136 rupees 14 paisa. Similarly, the buying rate of one European Euro is set at 142 rupees 17 paisa and the selling rate is 142 rupees 80 paisa, the buying rate of one UK Pound Sterling is set at 172 paisa 05 paisa and the selling rate is 172 rupees 82 paisa, and the buying rate of one Swiss Franc is set at 151 rupees 20 paisa and the selling rate is 151 rupees 87 paisa.
The central bank has set the buying rate of one Australian dollar at 85 rupees 97 paisa and the selling rate at 86 rupees 35 paisa, the buying rate of one Canadian dollar at 94 rupees 93 paisa and the selling rate at 95 rupees 35 paisa, and the buying rate of one Singapore dollar at 100 rupees 35 paisa and the selling rate at 100 rupees 80 paisa.
Similarly, the buying rate of 10 Japanese yen has been set at 8 rupees 81 paisa and the selling rate at 8 rupees 85 paisa, the buying rate of 1 Chinese yuan at 18 rupees 61 paisa and the selling rate at 18 rupees 69 paisa, the buying rate of 1 Saudi Arabian riyal at 36 rupees 08 paisa and the selling rate at 36 rupees 24 paisa, and the buying rate of 1 Qatari riyal at 37 rupees 18 paisa and the selling rate at 37 rupees 34 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 98 paisa, the buying rate of one UAE dirham at 36 rupees 90 paisa and the selling rate at 37 rupees 07 paisa, and the buying rate of one Malaysian ringgit at 30 rupees 35 paisa and the selling rate at 30 rupees 58 paisa.
Similarly, the buying rate of one hundred South Korean won is set at 9 rupees 42 paisa and the selling rate is 9 rupees 47 paisa, the buying rate of one Swedish kronor is set at 12 rupees 40 paisa and the selling rate is 12 rupees 46 paisa, and the buying rate of one Danish kronor is set at 19 rupees 6 paisa and the selling rate is 19 rupees 15 paisa.
The National Bank has set the buying rate of one Hong Kong dollar at 17 rupees 45 paisa and the selling rate at 17 rupees 52 paisa, the buying rate of one Kuwaiti dinar at 440 rupees 57 paisa and the selling rate at 442 rupees 52 paisa, and the buying rate of one Bahraini dinar at 359 rupees 33 paisa and the selling rate at 360 rupees 92 paisa. Similarly, the buying rate of one Omni Rial has been fixed at 352 rupees 05 paisa and the selling rate at 353 rupees 61 paisa. The buying rate of one Indian Rupee has been fixed 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 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