Kathmandu. Nepal Rastra Bank has announced the new exchange rate of foreign currency for Friday, February 8. According to the new rate set by the bank, the price of the US dollar has increased today and the buying rate of one dollar has remained at 144 rupees 78 paisa and the selling rate has remained at 145 rupees 38 paisa.

The value of European and British currency is also seen high. Today, the purchase of European Euro One is set at 170 rupees 57 paise and the selling price is 171 rupees 28 paise, while the purchase price of UK Pound Sterling is 195 rupees 08 paise and the sale price is 195 rupees 89 paise. Similarly, the buying rate of the Swiss franc has been maintained at 187 rupees 04 paisa and the selling rate of 187 rupees 82 paisa.

In the currencies of other developed countries, the purchase price of one Australian dollar is 102 rupees 08 paisa and the sale price is 102 rupees 50 paisa, the purchase price of the Canadian dollar is 105 rupees 78 paisa and the sale price is 106 rupees 21 paisa, and the purchase price of the Singapore dollar is 114 rupees 20 paisa and the sale price is 114 rupees 68 paisa. On the other hand, the purchase of Japanese yen 10 is 9 rupees 36 paisa, while the purchase of one Chinese yuan is 20 rupees 96 paisa and the sale is 21 rupees 04 paisa.

In the Gulf countries, the purchase of one Saudi riyal is 38 rupees 60 paisa and the sale is 38 rupees 76 paisa, the purchase of Qatari riyal is 39 rupees 72 paisa and the sale is 39 rupees 89 paisa, and the purchase of UAE dirham is 39 rupees 42 paisa and the sale is 39 rupees 58 paisa. The purchase price of one Malaysian ringgit is set at 37 rupees 04 paisa and the selling price is 37 rupees 20 paise, while the exchange rate of Kuwaiti dinar remains the highest, and the purchase price is 473 rupees 99 paisa and the sale price is 475 rupees 95 paisa.

The buying rate of INR 100 is fixed at INR 160 and the selling rate is INR 160 at 15 paise. The National Bank has made it clear that this exchange rate may be revised at any time as per the requirement and the rate set by the commercial banks may be slightly different.