KATHMANDU: Nepal Rastra Bank has fixed the foreign exchange rate for Friday. According to the bank, the buying rate of one US dollar has been fixed at 139 rupees 86 paisa and the selling rate has been fixed at 140 rupees 46 paisa.

The buying rate of one European Euro has been set at Rs 159.99 and the selling rate at Rs 160.68, the buying rate of one UK Pound Sterling at Rs 184.99 and the selling rate at Rs 185.78, and the buying rate of one Swiss Franc at Rs 172.06 and the selling rate at Rs 172.80.

The buying rate of one Australian dollar is 90 rupees 10 paise and the selling rate is 90 rupees 49 paise, the buying rate of one Canadian dollar is 101 rupees 04 paise and the selling rate is 101 rupees 47 paise, and the buying rate of one Singapore dollar is 107 rupees 80 paise and the selling rate is 108 rupees 26 paise.

The buying rate of 10 Japanese yen is 9.32 rupees and the selling rate is 9.36 rupees, the buying rate of 1 Chinese yuan is 19.44 rupees and the selling rate is 19.52 rupees, the buying rate of 1 Saudi Arabian riyal is 37.28 rupees and the selling rate is 37.44 rupees, and the buying rate of 1 Qatari riyal is 38.37 rupees and the selling rate is 38.53 rupees.

According to the central bank, the buying rate of one Thai baht is 4 rupees 28 paise and the selling rate is 4 rupees 30 paise, the buying rate of one UAE dirham is 38 rupees 08 paise and the selling rate is 38 rupees 24 paise, the buying rate of one Malaysian ringgit is 32 rupees 79 paise and the selling rate is 32 rupees 93 paise, the buying rate of one South Korean won is 10 rupees 03 paise and the selling rate is 10 rupees 07 paise, the buying rate of one Swedish kronor is 14 rupees 34 paise and the selling rate is 14 rupees 40 paise, and the buying rate of one Danish kronor is 21 rupees 44 paise and the selling rate is 21 rupees 53 paise.

The National Bank has set the buying rate of one Hong Kong dollar at Rs. 17.82 and the selling rate at Rs. 17.89, the buying rate of one Kuwaiti dinar at Rs. 457.18 and the selling rate at Rs. 459.14, the buying rate of one Bahraini dinar at Rs. 370.98 and the selling rate at Rs. 372.57, and the buying rate of one Omani rial at Rs. 363.26 and the selling rate at Rs. 364.82.

The buying rate of one hundred Indian rupees has been fixed at 160 rupees and the selling rate at 160 rupees and 15 paise respectively. The National Bank has stated that this exchange rate can be revised at any time as per the need. 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.