Exchange Rates on June 23, 2011
The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo for
Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 am are as follows:
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
US Dollar 108.79 110.39
Sterling Pound 173.84 177.80
EURO 154.65 158.81
Swiss Franc 128.00 132.19
Canadian Dollar 110.88 114.21
Australian Dollar 113.70 117.39
Singapore Dollar 87.48 89.98
Japanese Yen 1.3425 1.3827
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 290.64
Kuwait Dinar 399.68
Oman Rial 284.60
Qatar Riyal 30.09
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.22
UAE Dirham 29.83
The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 17 June, 2011
by all commercial banks was 9.39 percent and 7.12 percent respectively.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of May, 2011 was 6.30 percent.
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