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Exchange Rates on 19-Dec-08 in SLRS
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 111.16 112.57
Sterling Pound 168.01 171.17
EURO 158.20 161.52
Swiss Franc 102.70 105.03
Canadian Dollar 91.86 93.95
Australian Dollar 76.11 78.21
Singapore Dollar 76.60 78.25
Japanese Yen 1.2395 1.2720
(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 296.87
Kuwait Dinar 407.94
Oman Rial 290.65
Qatar Riyal 30.73
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.83
UAE Dirham 30.47
(3) 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.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of Commercial banks for the month of
November, 2008 was 11.39 percent.
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