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US-SDR rate opener, weekly charge rates

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said the opening exchange value of the US dollar against the SDR was 1.34467 versus 1.34349 on Tuesday.

IMF SDR rates-Feb 16 US 1.34467

Feb 16 Feb 15

U.S. 1.34467 1.34349

IRANIAN 2354.47 2362.25

EURO 1.37155 1.37399

KUWAIT 0.411819 0.411457

U.K. 0.840209 0.847093

NORWEGIAN 11.1267 11.0861

AUSTRALIA 2.12663 2.14512

S.AFRICAN 8.52050 8.56273

JAPANESE 146.703 146.279

SWEDISH 11.6919 11.5943

CANADIAN 1.95192 1.95908

SWISS 2.20122 2.20023

DANISH 10.2086 10.2053

SAUDI 5.03579 5.03137

The IMF said that for the week beginning February 14, the rate of interest and charges on the SDR was 4.09 percent. The rate of remuneration on members' creditor positions was also 4.09 percent. The rate of charge on members' use of fund credit was 4.65 percent, the IMF said.-Reuters