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Exchange Rates on 26-Feb-09
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 113.99 115.62
Sterling Pound 162.10 165.32
EURO 144.59 147.79
Swiss Franc 96.74 99.57
Canadian Dollar 90.19 92.83
Australian Dollar 73.54 75.72
Singapore Dollar 74.03 75.74
Japanese Yen 1.1611 1.1879
(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 302.06
Kuwait Dinar 387.94
Oman Rial 295.78
Qatar Riyal 31.27
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 20th February, 2009
by all commercial banks were 19.18 per cent and 15.19 per cent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of January, 2009 was 11.74 per cent.
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