KATHMANDU, April 23: The value of the Australian, Canadian and Singapore dollars increased on Thursday, according to the latest foreign exchange rates published by Nepal Rastra Bank.
The buying rate of one Australian dollar rose to Rs 107.20 and the selling rate to Rs 107.63, up from Rs 106.95 and Rs 107.38 on Wednesday.
Similarly, the Canadian dollar strengthened, with the buying rate set at Rs 109.67 and the selling rate at Rs 110.11, compared to Rs 109.34 and Rs 109.78 a day earlier.
Pound, Singapore Dollar and Australian Dollar strengthen
The Singapore dollar also increased, with the buying rate at Rs 117.63 and the selling rate at Rs 118.10, up from Rs 117.42 and Rs 117.90 on Wednesday.
Among other major currencies, the US dollar’s buying rate stood at Rs 149.78 and selling rate at Rs 150.38. The euro was traded at Rs 175.91 (buying) and Rs 176.61 (selling), while the pound sterling was valued at Rs 202.35 (buying) and Rs 203.16 (selling).
The Swiss franc was set at Rs 191.67 for buying and Rs 192.44 for selling. The Japanese yen (per 10 units) stood at Rs 9.41 (buying) and Rs 9.44 (selling), while the Chinese yuan was fixed at Rs 21.95 and Rs 22.04 respectively.
In the Gulf currencies, the Saudi riyal was traded at Rs 39.94 (buying) and Rs 40.10 (selling), the Qatari riyal at Rs 41.09 and Rs 41.26, and the UAE dirham at Rs 40.78 and Rs 40.94.
Other currencies included the Malaysian ringgit at Rs 37.90 (buying) and Rs 38.05 (selling), South Korean won (per 100 units) at Rs 10.13 and Rs 10.17, Swedish krona at Rs 16.33 and Rs 16.40, Danish krone at Rs 23.54 and Rs 23.63, and Hong Kong dollar at Rs 19.12 and Rs 19.20.
Among high-value currencies, the Kuwaiti dinar was fixed at Rs 488.76 (buying) and Rs 490.72 (selling), the Bahraini dinar at Rs 397.29 and Rs 398.89, and the Omani riyal at Rs 389.03 and Rs 390.59.
