Exchange Rates on 26.05.2010
The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial
banks in Colombo for Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 a.m. are as follows:
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 113.03 114.62
Sterling Pound 162.07 165.42
Euro 138.25 141.58
Swiss Franc 96.68 99.64
Canadian Dollar 104.56 107.95
Australian Dollar 92.18 95.00
Singapore Dollar 79.71 81.59
Japanese Yen 1.2473 1.2804
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 301.82
Kuwait Dinar 393.65
Oman Rial 295.55
Qatar Riyal 31.26
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.34
UAE Dirham 30.98
The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended May 21st, 2010 by all commercial banks
was 10.55 percent and 9.25 percent respectively.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the
month of April, 2010 was 7.13 percent.
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