20000130US-SDR rate opener, weekly charge rates

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said the opening exchange value of the US dollar against the SDR was 1.35936 versus 1.36327 on Thursday.

The IMF said that for the week beginning January 24, the rate of interest and charges on the SDR was 3.92 percent. The rate of remuneration on members' creditor positions was also 3.92 percent. The rate of charge on members' use of fund credit was 4.46 percent, the IMF said.

IMF SDR rates-Jan 28 US 1.35936

Jan 28 Jan 27

U.S. 1.35936 1.36327

IRANIAN N/A 2397.73

EURO 1.38034 1.36655

KUWAIT N/A 0.415320

U.K. 0.835090 0.832836

NORWEGIAN N/A 11.0437

AUSTRALIA 2.08779 2.08994

S.AFRICAN 8.53338 8.40797

JAPANESE 142.597 144.029

SWEDISH 11.7619 11.6287

CANADIAN 1.96876 1.95507

SWISS 2.22364 2.19582

DANISH 10.26700 10.14080

SAUDI 5.09080 5.10545-Reuters