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Exchange Rates 22.10.2008
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 107.42 108.63
Sterling Pound 175.23 178.48
EURO 137.67 140.70
Swiss Franc 91.93 94.42
Canadian Dollar 87.06 89.50
Australian Dollar 71.37 73.58
Singapore Dollar 71.52 72.95
Japanese Yen 1.0691 1.0942
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 399.96
Oman Rial 280.52
Qatar Riyal 29.66
Saudi Arabia Riyal 28.77
UAE Dirham 29.40
The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR) and
the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 17th October, 2008
by all commercial banks was 19.79 per cent and 15.25 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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