Exchange Rates on 17.12.2010
(1) 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 110.18 111.88
Sterling Pound 171.69 175.71
Euro 145.29 149.54
Swiss Franc 114.03 116.95
Canadian Dollar 109.09 112.01
Australian Dollar 108.44 111.63
Singapore Dollar 83.43 85.78
Japanese Yen 1.3071 1.3427
(2) 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 294.34
Kuwait Dinar 393.60
Oman Rial 288.11
Qatar Riyal 30.47
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.59
UAE Dirham 30.21
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 10th December, 2010
by all commercial banks was 9.25 percent and 7.75 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of November, 2010 was 6.24 percent.
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