Exchange Rates on 16-Dec-08 in SLRS

 The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.


Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		110.66		112.27
Sterling Pound	169.20		172.38
EURO		151.38		154.58
Swiss Franc	95.48		97.63
Canadian Dollar	89.49		91.53
Australian Dollar	73.68		75.73
Singapore Dollar	75.06		76.65
Japanese Yen	1.2180		1.2498

 
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	295.63
Kuwait		Dinar	406.64
Oman		Rial	289.43
Qatar		Riyal	30.60
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	29.70
UAE		Dirham	30.34


 The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week 
ended 11th December, 2008 by all commercial banks were 20.62 percent and 18.85 percent respectively.

The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of Commercial banks for the month
 of November, 2008 was 11.39 percent.