BANK RATES

February 26, 2011 at 8:34PM

This chart shows the worth of the U.S. dollar compared with other world currencies as of Wednesday. The information comes from Oanda (www.oanda.com), an online service that updates rates daily. These rates do not include fees, commissions and profit margins calculated by banks, exchanges or credit cards. The easiest and usually cheapest way to change money is by using an ATM to withdraw money at your destination.$1 U.S. =

Australia0.99 Aus. dols.

Canada0.99 Can. dols.

China 6.57 yuan

E.U.*0.73 euros

Great Britain0.62 pounds

India45.33 rupees

Japan83.05 yen

Mexico12.09 pesos

New Zealand1.33 N.Z. dols.

Norway5.69 kroner

Russia29.27 ruble

Sweden6.45 krona

Switzerland0.94 francs

* European Union countries using the euro currency are Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Spain.

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