Exchange Rates on November 01, 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 109.43 111.06
Sterling Pound 175.25 179.29
Euro 150.62 154.72
Swiss Franc 123.54 127.57
Canadian Dollar 108.79 112.06
Australian Dollar 114.36 118.10
Singapore Dollar 86.45 88.93
Japanese Yen 1.3909 1.4332
(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 292.28
Kuwait Dinar 400.70
Oman Rial 286.21
Qatar Riyal 30.26
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.38
UAE Dirham 30.00
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 28th October 2011 by all
commercial banks was 9.49 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for
the month of September, 2011 was 6.48 percent.
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