Exchange Rates: New York Closing Snapshot

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

U.S.-dollar foreign-exchange rates in late New York trading

	IN US$		US$ VS. % CHG		PER US$
Country/currency	Wed	Tues	1-Day	YTD	Wed	Tues
Americas
Argentina peso*	0.2896	0.2898	0.07	unch	3.4530	3.4507
Brazil real	0.4400	0.4609	4.75	-1.8	2.2727	2.1697
Canada dollar	0.8356	0.8453	1.16	-1.7	1.1967	1.1830
1-mos forward	0.8352	0.8449	1.16	-1.6	1.1973	1.1836
3-mos forward	0.8351	0.8452	1.21	-1.6	1.1975	1.1832
6-mos forward	0.8362	0.8465	1.24	-1.6	1.1959	1.1813
Chile peso	0.001586	0.001584	-0.13	-1.2	630.52	631.31
Colombia peso	0.0004515	0.0004564	1.09	-1.5	2214.84	2191.06
Ecuador US dollar	1	1	unch	unch	1	1
Mexico peso*	0.0742	0.0749	0.96	-1.8	13.4716	13.3440
Peru new sol	0.3182	0.3189	0.22	0.3	3.1427	3.1358
Uruguay peso†	0.04150	0.04100	-1.20	-1.2	24.10	24.39
Venezuela b. fuerte	0.46570111	0.46570111	unch	unch	2.1473	2.1473
Asia-Pacific
Australian dollar	0.7113	0.7231	1.66	unch	1.4059	1.3829
China yuan	0.1463	0.1463	unch	0.2	6.8335	6.8365
Hong Kong dollar	0.1290	0.1290	unch	unch	7.7519	7.7530
India rupee	0.02052	0.02064	0.58	0.2	48.7329	48.4496
Indonesia rupiah	0.0000930	0.0000913	-1.83	-1.4	10753	10953
Japan yen	0.010792	0.010655	-1.27	2.1	92.66	93.85
1-mos forward	0.010795	0.01066	-1.27	2.2	92.64	93.83
3-mos forward	0.010806	0.01067	-1.25	2.2	92.54	93.71
6-mos forward	0.010825	0.01069	-1.27	2.3	92.38	93.56
Malaysia ringgit§	0.2857	0.2849	-0.28	1.4	3.5002	3.5100
New Zealand dollar	0.5908	0.5973	1.10	-0.8	1.6926	1.6742
Pakistan rupee	0.01288	0.01271	-1.32	-1.9	77.640	78.678
Philippines peso	0.0215	0.0213	-0.84	-1.9	46.555	46.948
Singapore dollar	0.6791	0.6800	0.13	2.8	1.4725	1.4706
South Korea won	0.0007736	0.0007622	-1.47	2.4	1292.66	1311.99
Taiwan dollar	0.03024	0.03019	-0.17	0.9	33.069	33.124
Thailand baht	0.02869	0.02853	-0.56	0.2	34.855	35.051
Vietnam dong	0.00006	0.00006	unch	unch	17479	17478
Europe
Czech Rep. koruna**	0.05185	0.05207	0.42	0.3	19.286	19.205
Denmark krone	0.1829	0.1814	-0.82	2.6	5.4675	5.5127
Euro area euro	1.3630	1.3522	-0.78	2.5	0.7337	0.7395
Hungary forint	0.005073	0.005108	0.69	3.7	197.12	195.77
Norway krone	0.1448	0.1437	-0.76	-0.7	6.9061	6.9589
Poland zloty	0.3384	0.3411	0.80	-0.5	2.9551	2.9317
Romania leu	0.3307	0.3348	1.25	4.7	3.0238	2.9866
Russia ruble‡	0.03430	0.03430	unch	-4.5	29.155	29.155
Sweden krona	0.1280	0.1272	-0.62	-0.2	7.8125	7.8616
Switzerland franc	0.9078	0.8974	-1.14	3.2	1.1016	1.1143
1-mos forward	0.9080	0.898	-1.12	3.2	1.1013	1.1138
3-mos forward	0.9091	0.8987	-1.14	3.2	1.1000	1.1127
6-mos forward	0.9111	0.9002	-1.20	3.3	1.0976	1.1109
Turkey lira**	0.6430	0.6614	2.86	1.0	1.5552	1.5120
UK pound	1.5110	1.4956	-1.02	-3.4	0.6618	0.6686
1-mos forward	1.5099	1.4944	-1.03	-3.4	0.6623	0.6692
3-mos forward	1.5089	1.4934	-1.03	-3.5	0.6627	0.6696
6-mos forward	1.5084	1.4933	-1.00	-3.4	0.6630	0.6697
Middle East/Africa
Bahrain dinar	2.6526	2.6527	unch	unch	0.3770	0.3770
Eqypt pound*	0.1815	0.1819	0.21	0.2	5.5099	5.4981
Israel shekel	0.2577	0.2581	0.15	2.7	3.8805	3.8745
Jordan dinar	1.4104	1.4129	0.17	0.1	0.7090	0.7078
Kenya shilling	0.01277	0.01269	-0.63	0.1	78.300	78.800
Kuwait dinar	3.5335	3.5540	0.57	2.4	0.2830	0.2814
Lebanon pound	0.0006662	0.0006634	-0.42	-0.4	1501.05	1507.39
Saudi Arabia riyal	0.2666	0.2666	unch	-0.1	3.7509	3.7509
South Africa rand	0.1038	0.1070	3.08	2.5	9.6339	9.3458
UAE dirham	0.2722	0.2723	unch	unch	3.6738	3.6724

SDR††	1.5228	1.5060	-1.10	1.2	0.6567	0.6640