Exchange Rates on 30.04.2010
The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo for
Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 a.m. are as follow:
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 113.17 114.79
Sterling Pound 172.97 176.52
Euro 149.11 152.59
Swiss Franc 103.92 106.46
Canadian Dollar 112.05 114.89
Australian Dollar 104.56 107.35
Singapore Dollar 82.37 84.22
Japanese Yen 1.1974 1.2275
The approximate exchange rates of Gulf Currencies, based on previous day’s market
weighted average rate for the US$ are as follows:
Country Currency Indicative Rate
Bahrain Dinar 302.33
Kuwait Dinar 394.49
Oman Rial 296.05
Qatar Riyal 31.31
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.39
UAE Dirham 31.03
The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended April 23, 2010
by all commercial banks was 10.59 percent and 9.00 percent respectively.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the month of March, 2010 was 7.22 percent.
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