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Exchange Rates 09.10.2008
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 107.43 108.57
Sterling Pound 185.13 188.29
EURO 146.17 149.06
Swiss Franc 94.43 97.07
Canadian Dollar 94.71 97.44
Australian Dollar 72.88 75.12
Singapore Dollar 72.79 74.38
Japanese Yen 1.0610 1.0858
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 286.44
Kuwait Dinar 402.68
Oman Rial 280.53
Qatar Riyal 29.65
Saudi Arabia Riyal 28.67
UAE Dirham 29.40
The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR) and the Lowest Prime Rate
(LPR) during the week ended 03rd October, 2008 by all commercial banks was
21.19 per cent and 18.00 per cent respectively.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of the commercial banks, for
the month of September 2008 was 11.03 per cent.
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