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Exchange Rates on 02-Jan-09 in SLRS
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 112.52 113.99
Sterling Pound 164.19 167.54
Euro 155.62 159.14
Swiss Franc 104.16 107.47
Canadian Dollar 91.43 94.16
Australian Dollar 77.56 80.00
Singapore Dollar 77.21 79.03
Japanese Yen 1.2298 1.2645
(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 299.74
Kuwait Dinar 409.02
Oman Rial 293.49
Qatar Riyal 31.03
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.11
UAE Dirham 30.76
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 26th December, 2008 by all commercial banks were 18.20 percent and 15.72 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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