USD flat; Euro and Yen up, Pound down

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 10:56 [IST]

Mumbai, Mar 3 (UNI) Following are the indicative currency notes and travellers' cheques buying and selling rates per unit as supplied by Thomas Cook India here today.

(Figures in Rupees) Currencies Buy Sell US dollar 42.20 46.25 Sterling pound 82.25 89.50 Euro 55.45 60.80 Australian dollar 33.40 35.85 Bahrain dinar 110.95 123.30 Canadian dollar 35.30 38.85 Danish kroner 7.25 8.25 Egyptian pound 6.00 8.25 Hongkong dollar 5.30 6.10 Japanese yen/100 35.85 38.90 Jordan dinar 56.20 63.85 Kuwait dinar 140.05 159.10 Malaysian ringgit 11.50 13.65 New Zealand dollar 28.40 32.05 Norwegian kroner 6.65 7.50 Omani rial 108.60 120.85 Qatar rial 11.50 12.75 Saudi rial 11.15 12.40 Singapore dollar 26.85 31.05 South african rand 5.35 6.20 Swedish kroner 5.80 6.60 Swiss francs 34.45 38.15 Syrian pound 0.45 0.85 Thai baht/100 122.20 140.70 UAE dirham 11.45 12.65 Chinese yuan 4.60 5.95 UNI NV KU AG1250

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