Exchange Rates on 11.11.2009
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by
commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 113.68 115.24
Sterling Pound 189.55 193.48
EURO 169.58 173.57
Swiss Franc 111.86 115.41
Canadian Dollar 107.34 110.86
Australian Dollar 104.94 108.01
Singapore Dollar 81.58 83.52
Japanese Yen 1.2609 1.2943
(2) The approximate exchange rates of GULF Currencies,
based on previous day’s market weighted average rate
for the US$ are as follow:
Country Currency Indicative Rate
Bahrain Dinar 303.76
Kuwait Dinar 401.71
Oman Rial 297.35
Qatar Riyal 31.45
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.54
UAE Dirham 31.18
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and
the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 06th Nov,
2009 by all commercial banks was 12.02 percent and 10.00
percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of the commercial
banks, for the month of October, 2009 was 9.76 percent.
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