Nepal Rastra Bank has fixed the foreign exchange rates for Saturday. According to the rates determined by the central bank, the buying rate of one US dollar has been set at Rs 144.76 and the selling rate at Rs 145.36.
Similarly, the buying rate of one European euro is Rs 170.70 and the selling rate Rs 171.41. The UK pound sterling has been fixed at Rs 196.72 for buying and Rs 197.54 for selling, while the Swiss franc stands at Rs 186.09 for buying and Rs 186.86 for selling.
The buying rate of one Australian dollar has been set at Rs 101.01 and the selling rate at Rs 101.43. Likewise, the Canadian dollar is being traded at Rs 105.78 for buying and Rs 106.22 for selling, and the Singapore dollar at Rs 113.68 for buying and Rs 114.16 for selling.
For Japanese yen, the buying rate for 10 units has been fixed at Rs 9.22 and the selling rate at Rs 9.26. The Chinese yuan is set at Rs 20.86 for buying and Rs 20.95 for selling. The Saudi Arabian riyal stands at Rs 38.60 for buying and Rs 38.76 for selling, while the Qatari riyal has been fixed at Rs 39.61 for buying and Rs 39.77 for selling.
According to the central bank, the Thai baht is being traded at Rs 4.58 for buying and Rs 4.60 for selling. The UAE dirham stands at Rs 39.41 for buying and Rs 39.58 for selling, the Malaysian ringgit at Rs 36.67 for buying and Rs 36.82 for selling, and the South Korean won (100 units) at Rs 9.87 for buying and Rs 9.91 for selling. The Swedish krona has been fixed at Rs 15.98 for buying and Rs 16.05 for selling, while the Danish krone stands at Rs 22.86 for buying and Rs 22.95 for selling.
Nepal Rastra Bank has also set the buying rate of the Hong Kong dollar at Rs 18.52 and the selling rate at Rs 18.60. The Kuwaiti dinar has been fixed at Rs 473.69 for buying and Rs 475.65 for selling, the Bahraini dinar at Rs 383.97 for buying and Rs 385.56 for selling, and the Omani riyal at Rs 376.02 for buying and Rs 377.58 for selling. The buying rate of 100 Indian rupees has been fixed at Rs 160 and the selling rate at Rs 160.15.
The central bank has stated that these exchange rates may be revised at any time as necessary. It also noted that the exchange rates determined by commercial banks may differ, and the updated rates are available on the Nepal Rastra Bank website.
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