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Exchange Rates on 05-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 113.02 114.44
Sterling Pound 163.13 166.13
Euro 156.17 159.37
Swiss Franc 104.45 106.81
Canadian Dollar 92.85 94.95
Australian Dollar 79.88 81.99
Singapore Dollar 77.05 78.67
Japanese Yen 1.2215 1.2529
(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 301.18
Kuwait Dinar 410.13
Oman Rial 294.91
Qatar Riyal 31.18
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.25
UAE Dirham 30.91
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR)
during the week ended 2nd January, 2009 by all commercial banks were 18.50 percent
and 15.63 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of Commercial banks for the
month of December, 2008 was 11.63 percent.
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