NPR black market rate on Oct 5, 2026: 152.06 per USD
On Monday, October 5, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 152.06 NPR on Nepal's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 154.58 NPR, reached a high of 160 and a low of 149.68, a trading range of 10.32 NPR (6.89%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 152.74 NPR and the average price received when selling dollars was 178.39 NPR. Over the session the Nepalese Rupee strengthened against the dollar (-1.63% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 5, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Nepal on this date was 154.3 NPR per USD. The parallel-market close of 152.06 NPR therefore implied a premium of -1.45% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Oct 5, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 4, 2026, close 159.6 NPR), the rate moved -4.72%.
One week earlier (Sep 28, 2026) the close was 152.09 NPR, so the weekly change was -0.02%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 5, 2026) the close was 145.03 NPR, a +4.85% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Nepal's USD/NPR parallel market throughout the day from peer-to-peer stablecoin order books and, where available, community submissions. Each sample is filtered for outliers and aggregated into a single buy and sell quote; the figures above are the first, highest, lowest and last of those aggregated quotes for Oct 5, 2026 (UTC).
USDT peer-to-peer prices closely track cash dollar prices in most parallel markets but are not identical to them: payment-method fees, merchant margins and local demand for stablecoins can all add a few tenths of a percent.
Frequently asked questions
- What was the dollar to Nepalese Rupee black market rate on Oct 5, 2026?
- The USD to NPR parallel market rate closed at approximately 152.06 NPR per US dollar on Monday, October 5, 2026, after trading between 149.68 and 160 NPR.
- How much did the NPR move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 154.58 to a close of 152.06 NPR, the parallel rate moved -1.63% on Oct 5, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market NPR rate on that date?
- The official rate was 154.3 NPR per USD versus a parallel close of 152.06 NPR, a premium of -1.45%.
- Was the NPR black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 159.6 NPR on Oct 4, 2026, a change of -4.72%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Nepal in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Nepalese Rupee history or today's live rate.