NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Foreign Exchange interbank buyer rates and foreign currency equivalents. Retail transactions provide fewer units of foreign currency per dollar. Rates are based on $1 and $5 million transactions.

U.S. $ currency

Equivalent per U.S. $

Mon Fri Mon Fri

European currencies

x-Austria schilling .0648 .0642 15.44 15.57

x-Belgium franc .0221 .0219 45.25 45.64

Britain pound 1.4558 1.4503 .6869 .6895

Denmark krone .1199 .1189 8.3383 8.4120

x-Dutch guilder .4044 .4012 2.4728 2.4927

Euro spot .8912 .8840 1.1221 1.1312

x-Finland markka .1499 .1487 6.6716 6.7256

x-France franc .1359 .1348 7.3604 7.4199

x-Germany mark .4558 .4519 2.1940 2.2127

Greece drachma .002615 .002594 382.37 385.46

x-Ireland punt 1.1319 1.1223 .8835 .8910

x-Italy lira .000460 .000457 2172.5 2190.5

Norway krone .1116 .1111 8.9576 9.0018

x-Portugal escudo .004445 .004409 224.96 226.82

Russia ruble .0328 .0328 30.49 30.49

x-Spain peseta .005356 .005313 186.70 188.20

Sweden krona .0957 .0951 10.45 10.52

Swiss franc .6032 .5971 1.6578 1.6748

Asia & Pacific

Australia dollar .5105 .5114 1.9587 1.9556

China renminbi .1208 .1208 8.2767 8.2767

HongKong dollar .1282 .1282 7.7982 7.7970

India rupee .0208 .0207 48.03 48.24

Indonesia rupiah .000096 .000096 10400.0 10450.0

Japan yen .007594 .007630 131.69 131.06

Malaysia ringgit .2632 .2632 3.8000 3.8000

N.Zealand dollar .4168 .4154 2.3992 2.4076

Pakistan rupee .0166 .0166 60.15 60.15

Philippine peso .0194 .0194 51.55 51.55

Singapore dollar .5416 .5409 1.8463 1.8489

Taiwan dollar .0286 .0285 34.99 35.08

Thailand baht .0226 .0226 44.23 44.20

Africa & Middle East

Jordan dinar 1.4108 1.4108 .7088 .7088

Kuwait dinar 3.2541 3.2541 .3073 .3073

Saudi riyal .2666 .2666 3.7504 3.7504

S.Africa rand .0835 .0866 11.97 11.55

UAE dirham .2723 .2723 3.6730 3.6730

Americas

Canada dollar .6281 .6288 1.5922 1.5903

Jamaica dollar .0208 .0208 48.08 48.08

Argentine peso 1.0060 1.0060 .9940 .9940

Brazil real .4419 .4310 2.2630 2.3200

Chile peso .001514 .001525 660.50 655.55

Colombia peso .000437 .000439 2288.8 2278.6

Ecuador sucre .000040 .000040 24875.0 24875.0

Mexican peso .1097 .1089 9.1170 9.1800

Peru new sol .2906 .2907 3.4410 3.4400

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x-Fixed against the euro. Currencies will be calculated through the euro vs. the dollar.

Interbank Buyers Rates