NPR black market rate on Oct 17, 2026: 151 per USD
On Saturday, October 17, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 151 NPR on Nepal's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 157.5 NPR, reached a high of 157.5 and a low of 149.75, a trading range of 7.76 NPR (5.18%).
Across 246 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 153.85 NPR and the average price received when selling dollars was 176.73 NPR. Over the session the Nepalese Rupee strengthened against the dollar (-4.13% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 17, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Nepal on this date was 152.18 NPR per USD. The parallel-market close of 151 NPR therefore implied a premium of -0.77% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Oct 17, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 16, 2026, close 161.5 NPR), the rate moved -6.50%.
One week earlier (Oct 10, 2026) the close was 150 NPR, so the weekly change was +0.67%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 17, 2026) the close was 143.86 NPR, a +4.96% 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 17, 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 17, 2026?
- The USD to NPR parallel market rate closed at approximately 151 NPR per US dollar on Saturday, October 17, 2026, after trading between 149.75 and 157.5 NPR.
- How much did the NPR move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 157.5 to a close of 151 NPR, the parallel rate moved -4.13% on Oct 17, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market NPR rate on that date?
- The official rate was 152.18 NPR per USD versus a parallel close of 151 NPR, a premium of -0.77%.
- Was the NPR black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 161.5 NPR on Oct 16, 2026, a change of -6.50%.
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.