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Exchange Rates on 06.Feb.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 113.28 114.86
Sterling Pound 165.25 168.31
Euro 144.20 147.38
Swiss Franc 95.89 98.66
Canadian Dollar 91.04 93.69
Australian Dollar 73.17 75.35
Singapore Dollar 74.94 76.65
Japanese Yen 1.2393 1.2700
(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 302.00
Kuwait Dinar 386.14
Oman Rial 295.76
Qatar Riyal 31.28
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.36
UAE Dirham 31.00
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR)
during the week ended 30rd January, 2009 by all commercial banks were
19.31 per cent and 15.25 per cent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month
of December, 2008 was 11.74 per cent.
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