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25.09.2008
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 107.28 108.45
Sterling Pound 198.70 201.77
EURO 157.27 160.04
Swiss Franc 98.56 100.41
Canadian Dollar 103.15 105.21
Australian Dollar 89.42 91.53
Singapore Dollar 75.20 76.59
Japanese Yen 1.0085 1.0292
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 286.14
Kuwait Dinar 403.73
Oman Rial 280.23
Qatar Riyal 29.63
Saudi Arabia Riyal 28.74
UAE Dirham 29.38
The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR) and
the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended
19th September, 2008 by all commercial banks was
19.53 per cent and 14.50 per cent respectively.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of the commercial banks,
for the month of August 2008 was 10.91 per cent.
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