clarinews@clarinet.com (02/01/90)
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NEW YORK (UPI) -- Foreign Exchange interbank buyer rates and
foreign currency equivalents, provided by American Security Bank, Washington,
D.C. Retail transactions provide fewer units of foreign currency per
dollar.
U.S.$ Currency
Equivalent Per U.S. $
Wed Tue Wed Tue
Argntn austrl .000597 .000597 1675.00 1675.00
Australia dlr .7704 .7665 1.2980 1.3046
Austria schill .0843 .0848 11.86 11.79
Belgium frnc-c .0284 .0285 35.27 35.14
Belgium frnc-f .0284 .0286 35.26 35.02
Brazil cruzado 0.0588 0.0588 17.0000 17.0000
Britain pound 1.6795 1.6675 0.5954 0.5997
Britain 1-mo 1.6709 1.6589 0.5985 0.6028
Britain 3-mo 1.6524 1.6415 0.6052 0.6092
Britain 6-mo 1.6282 1.6172 0.6142 0.6184
Canada dollar .8429 .8423 1.1864 1.1872
Canada 1-mo .8399 .8363 1.1906 1.1957
Canada 3-mo .8344 .8339 1.1984 1.1992
Canada 6-mo .8280 .8275 1.2078 1.2085
Chile peso-f .003486 .003479 286.90 287.47
China yuan .2378 .2378 4.2050 4.2050
Colombia pes .002292 .002295 436.23 435.67
Denmark krne .1536 .1544 6.5100 6.4760
Ecudr sucr-z .001468 .001464 681.12 683.10
Egypt pound .3945 .3956 2.5346 2.5275
Finlnd mrkka .2528 .2533 3.9560 3.9480
France franc .1749 .1732 5.7190 5.7725
France 1-mo .1745 .1729 5.7295 5.7830
France 3-mo .1738 .1722 5.7545 5.8075
France 6-mo .1726 .1711 5.7935 5.8455
Greece drach .006387 .006393 156.56 156.41
Hollnd guildr .5270 .5218 1.8976 1.9165
HongKong dlr .1280 .1280 7.8110 7.8110
India rupee .0592 .0592 16.88 16.90
Indo'sa rupia .000557 .000558 1796.00 1793.00
Iran rial .0142 .0142 70.30 70.30
Iraq dinar 3.2446 3.2446 0.3082 0.3082
Ireland punt 1.5765 1.5782 0.6343 0.6336
Israel shekel .5208 .5236 1.9200 1.9100
Italy lira .000799 .000791 1251.25 1263.50
Japan yen .006924 .006889 144.42 145.15
Japan 1-mo .006933 .006898 144.23 144.97
Japan 3-mo .006947 .006912 143.95 144.68
Japan 6-mo .006966 .006931 143.56 144.27
Jordan dinar 1.5328 1.5328 0.6524 0.6524
Kuwait dinar 3.4602 3.4710 0.2890 0.2881
Lebanon pnd .001837 .001837 494.35 494.35
Mexico pes-z .000369 .000369 2711.00 2709.00
N.Zealand dlr .5990 .5960 1.6694 1.6779
Norway krne .1539 .1543 6.4975 6.4800
Pakistn rupee .0472 .0472 21.18 21.18
Peru inti .000083 .000088 12110.0 11420.0
P'pnes peso-z .0457 .0457 21.87 21.87
Portugl escd .006792 .006807 147.23 146.90
Saudi riyal .2668 .2668 3.7480 3.7480
Singapore dlr .5365 .5368 1.8640 1.8630
S.Africa rand .3924 .3938 2.5481 2.5396
S.Korea won .001474 .001475 678.47 677.78
Spain peseta .009185 .009211 108.87 108.56
Sweden krona .1631 .1640 6.1300 6.0990
Switzrl franc .6667 .6653 1.5000 1.5030
Switzrl 1-mo .6660 .6647 1.5014 1.5044
Swirzrl 3-mo .6645 .6633 1.5049 1.5077
Switzrl 6-mo .6629 .6584 1.5085 1.5189
Taiwan dollar .0386 .0385 25.93 25.95
Turkey lira .000430 .000431 2324.00 2321.00
UAE dirham .2725 .2725 3.6700 3.6700
Urug'y peso-z .001181 .001181 847.00 847.00
Venez bolivr-z .0235 .0234 42.57 42.65
W.Ger Mark .5938 .5886 1.6840 1.6990
W.Ger 1-mo .5940 .5888 1.6835 1.6984
W.Ger 3-mo .5940 .5888 1.6835 1.6984
W.Ger 6-mo .5938 .5887 1.6840 1.6988
Yugosl dinar .000009 .000009 114,300 115,000
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c-Commercial; f-Financial; z-Floating; x-N.Y. money market
Interbank Buyers Rates
Source: American Security Bank, Washington, D.C.