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Exchange Rates on 01-Dec-08 in SLRS
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in
Colombo for Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 a.m. as follows.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 109.46 110.79
Sterling Pound 167.27 170.34
EURO 138.09 140.95
Swiss Franc 89.99 91.92
Canadian Dollar 87.71 89.64
Australian Dollar 70.34 72.27
Singapore Dollar 71.62 73.10
Japanese Yen 1.1414 1.1706
(2) 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 291.86
Kuwait Dinar 402.79
Oman Rial 285.75
Qatar Riyal 30.21
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.33
UAE Dirham 29.95
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate
(LPR) during the week ended 28th November, 2008 by all commercial banks were
20.72 percent and 16.25 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of Commercial banks for the month
of November, 2008 was 11.39 percent.
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