Exchange Rates on July 05, 2011
(1) 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 108.74 110.34
Sterling Pound 173.80 177.76
Euro 156.49 160.70
Swiss Franc 127.01 131.15
Canadian Dollar 112.24 115.61
Australian Dollar 115.30 119.03
Singapore Dollar 88.00 90.49
Japanese Yen 1.3335 1.3735
(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 290.45
Kuwait Dinar 400.36
Oman Rial 284.40
Qatar Riyal 30.07
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.20
UAE Dirham 29.81
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 01st July 2011 by
all commercial banks was 9.41 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
for the month of June, 2011 was 6.31 percent.
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