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U.S.-SDR rate opener, weekly charge rates

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said the opening exchange value of the U.S. dollar against the SDR was 1.34286 versus 1.34978 on Thursday.

IMF SDR rates-Feb 11 US 1.34286

Feb 11 Feb 10

U.S. 1.34286 1.34978

IRANIAN 2366.16 2366.16

EURO 1.37013 1.36784

KUWAIT N/A N/A

U.K. 0.840075 0.839154

NORWEGIAN 11.0151 11.0377

AUSTRALIA 2.13627 2.12631

S.AFRICAN 8.58826 8.55423

JAPANESE N/A 146.681

SWEDISH 11.5150 11.5305

CANADIAN 1.94876 1.95718

SWISS 2.20001 2.19177

DANISH 10.1630 10.1555

SAUDI 5.02901 5.05493

The IMF said that for the week beginning February 7, the rate of interest and charges on the SDR was 4.08 percent. The rate of remuneration on members' creditor positions was also 4.08 percent. The rate of charge on members' use of fund credit was 4.64 percent, the IMF said.-Reuters