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Exchange Rates 24.10.2008
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 107.37 108.68
Sterling Pound 171.90 175.08
EURO 136.68 139.57
Swiss Franc 91.10 93.58
Canadian Dollar 84.98 87.27
Australian Dollar 69.72 71.70
Singapore Dollar 70.99 72.51
Japanese Yen 1.1117 1.1375
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 286.42
Kuwait Dinar 400.92
Oman Rial 280.51
Qatar Riyal 29.66
Saudi Arabia Riyal 28.79
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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