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Dollar selling rate dropped to 333 this morning - do we change the rest of the USD tonight or wait

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Sigrid Holm•214 rep•2

Still sitting on $400 cash. Airport booth was worse than I wanted so I held. News says banks are selling around 333-335 today, down from 336 earlier this week. We need rupees for Kandy food and a driver. Is this the week the rupee keeps strengthening or am I overthinking a sandwich.

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You are not trading a hedge fund. Change what you will spend in the next four days at a proper bank or a licensed changer, not at the hotel desk. A 2-rupee move on $400 is a plate of kottu, not a holiday. Banks close early-ish; Perahera streets will not help you find a counter after 3.

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Harendra Wickramaratne•2085 rep•1

I used Wise for cards and changed $150 cash at Commercial in Kandy yesterday. No drama. I would not wait for 330 on a forum.

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Zuzanna Krawczyk•174 rep•1

Passport at the bank. Count the bundle at the window. Tonight's food is rupees, not tomorrow's CBSL tweet.

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Janaka Dharmasena•1560 rep•1

Changing $200 at a bank before 3. Thanks.

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Sigrid Holm•214 rep•2

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