FOREIGN EXCHANGES

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 187, 4 May 1940, Page 14

FOREIGN EXCHANGES

Position Of Sterling By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. LONDON, May 2. The following mean closing rales ou foreign exchanges were current today:—

LONDON, May 2. GohL_£S/S/- an ounce, line. Silver—Spot. 21|d. an ounce; forward, 23 3-16 d.

New Zealand Exchanges

Telegraphic rates o£ exchange. New Zealand on the overseas centres mentioned, were Quoted yesterday by the Bank of New Sdutb Wales as follows:—

Par. May 2. New York, dol. . • to 4.8G6 4.03 Montreal, dol to .4.866 4.Id Paris, francs to 124.21 1 » Brussels, bel to £* 4S.611 23.925 Geneva, francs ••• to cw —— <) 17.90 Amsterdam, tlorins to £ 12.107 7.555 Berlin, marks • • • ■ to 23.43 — Copenhagen, knr. to £ 18.159 — Stockholm, knr. .. to £ 23.43 10.90 Oslo, kroner to £ 18.129 — Helsinki, marks • to £ 193.23 — Madrid, pes to £ — Lisbon, esc to £ 100 110.25 to £ QO 69.00 Athens, drae to 375 340 Bucharest, lei .... to £ SI 3.60 —- Belgrade, din to £ 270.31 — Rio de J., p. to mil . ■1.99 B. Aires, p. t 0 pesa 47.G2 17.1m Monte Video, p. to peso 51 — Calcutta, p. to rup 18 18 Hong Kong, p. to lol — 14 —J~u2 Shanghai, p. to do . — 1G 7-64 Yokohama, p. to yen 24.582 Batavia, tlorins to <c 12.10/ < .44/7. o4

On. Buying, Selling. New York, dol. to £N.Z. 3.2542 3.2050 Montreal, dol . to £N.Z. 3.6039 3.5290 Belgium, bel. .. to £N.Z. 19.421 1S.930 France, frs. ... to £N.Z. 142.61 1-10.70 Greece, drac. .. to £N.Z. —— 42-1.70 Holland, florins to £N.Z. G.154 5.9(54 Italy, lire . ...to£N.Z. — 53.14 Java, florins .. to £N.Z. 6.130 5.916 Switz’land, frs. to £N.Z. 14.532 14.180 H. Kong, N.Z.d. to dol. 181 18 59-64 India and Ceylon, N.Z.d. to tup Japan, N.Z.d. to .yen •••• 22 o-32 21 13-64 Manila, N.Z.d. to peso .. 36 9-16 37 7 -11» Shanghai, N.Z.d. to dol. — 5 1-32 Singapore, N.Z.d. to dol. 34 41-64 3u 41-64