clarinews@clarinet.com (01/19/90)
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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. $
Thu Wed Thu Wed
Argntn austrl .000592 .0006 1690.00 1600.00
Australia dlr .7946 .7928 1.2585 1.2614
Austria schill .0833 .0843 12.00 11.86
Belgium frnc-c .0280 .0282 35.70 35.40
Belgium frnc-f .0280 .0282 35.73 35.43
Brazil cruzado 0.0714 0.0714 14.0000 14.0000
Britain pound 1.6440 1.6490 0.6083 0.6064
Britain 1-mo 1.6346 1.6390 0.6118 0.6101
Britain 3-mo 1.6169 1.6214 0.6185 0.6168
Britain 6-mo 1.5920 1.5932 0.6281 0.6277
Canada dollar .8532 .8595 1.1720 1.1635
Canada 1-mo .8504 .8565 1.1759 1.1675
Canada 3-mo .8457 .8517 1.1824 1.1741
Canada 6-mo .8407 .8440 1.1895 1.1849
Chile peso-f .003512 .003514 284.77 284.60
China yuan .2129 .2142 4.6965 4.6696
Colombia pes .002316 .002322 431.85 430.74
Denmark krne .1515 .1532 6.6020 6.5290
Ecudr sucr-z .001468 .001463 681.12 683.60
Egypt pound .3930 .3922 2.5445 2.5494
Finlnd mrkka .2500 .2510 4.0000 3.9840
France franc .1719 .1739 5.8175 5.7490
France 1-mo .1715 .1736 5.8300 5.7617
France 3-mo .1708 .1728 5.8560 5.7880
France 6-mo .1696 .1715 5.8955 5.8295
Greece drach .006345 .006352 157.61 157.44
Hollnd guildr .5187 .5249 1.9280 1.9050
HongKong dlr .1281 .1281 7.8092 7.8090
India rupee .0591 .0591 16.93 16.92
Indo'sa rupia .000557 .000558 1794.00 1793.00
Iran rial .0142 .0142 70.30 70.30
Iraq dinar 3.2446 3.2446 0.3082 0.3082
Ireland punt 1.5528 1.5635 0.6440 0.6396
Israel shekel .5208 .5208 1.9200 1.9200
Italy lira .000785 .000794 1274.00 1259.00
Japan yen .006845 .006882 146.10 145.30
Japan 1-mo .006854 .006892 145.89 145.09
Japan 3-mo .006868 .006902 145.60 144.89
Japan 6-mo .006886 .006943 145.22 144.03
Jordan dinar 1.5468 1.5492 0.6465 0.6455
Kuwait dinar 3.4507 3.4471 0.2898 0.2901
Lebanon pnd .001837 .002039 544.35 490.44
Mexico pes-z .000371 .000371 2696.00 2695.00
N.Zealand dlr .6140 .6125 1.6287 1.6327
Norway krne .1523 .1536 6.5650 6.5100
Pakistn rupee .0472 .0472 21.18 21.18
Peru inti .000085 .000079 11820.0 12700.0
P'pnes peso-z .0459 .0459 21.77 21.77
Portugl escd .006706 .006726 149.12 148.68
Saudi riyal .2668 .2668 3.7480 3.7480
Singapore dlr .5294 .5301 1.8890 1.8865
S.Africa rand .3920 .3926 2.5510 2.5471
S.Korea won .001479 .001479 675.99 676.09
Spain peseta .009058 .009163 110.40 109.13
Sweden krona .1630 .1627 6.1349 6.1450
Switzrl franc .6575 .6633 1.5210 1.5075
Switzrl 1-mo .6568 .6641 1.5226 1.5058
Swirzrl 3-mo .6556 .6654 1.5254 1.5029
Switzrl 6-mo .6541 .6671 1.5288 1.4991
Taiwan dollar .0387 .0387 25.87 25.87
Turkey lira .000434 .000433 2304.00 2309.00
UAE dirham .2725 .2725 3.6700 3.6700
Urug'y peso-z .001267 .001267 789.15 789.15
Venez bolivr-z .0234 .0234 42.78 42.70
W.Ger Mark .5841 .5913 1.7120 1.6912
W.Ger 1-mo .5843 .5915 1.7114 1.6907
W.Ger 3-mo .5842 .5913 1.7116 1.6912
W.Ger 6-mo .5838 .5907 1.7129 1.6930
Yugosl dinar .000009 .000009 116,700 116,300
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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.