Exchange Rates on 17-Nov-08 in SLRS

 The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks
 in Colombo for Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 a.m. are as follow.


Currency	                        Buying Rate	         Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar			109.40		110.71
Sterling Pound		160.35		163.46
EURO			136.60		139.68
Swiss Franc		90.89		92.85
Canadian Dollar		87.88		89.90
Australian Dollar		70.07		72.06
Singapore Dollar		71.53		73.02
Japanese Yen		1.1223		1.1500

 
The approximate exchange rates of GULF Currencies based on previous day’s
market weighted average rate for the US$ are as follow:

Country		Currency	              Indicative Rate

Bahrain		Dinar		291.85
Kuwait		Dinar		405.63
Oman		Rial		285.72
Qatar		Riyal		30.21
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		29.32
UAE		Dirham		29.95

 The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate
(LPR) during the week ended 14th November, 2008 by all commercial banks were
20.84 percent and 15.50 percent respectively.