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Exchange Rates on 11-Mar-09
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by
commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 113.57 115.20
Sterling Pound 156.01 159.13
EURO 143.74 146.92
Swiss Franc 97.19 100.05
Canadian Dollar 88.05 90.62
Australian Dollar 72.90 75.07
Singapore Dollar 73.66 75.36
Japanese Yen 1.1486 1.1768
(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 303.10
Kuwait Dinar 386.65
Oman Rial 296.80
Qatar Riyal 31.38
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.46
UAE Dirham 31.10
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 06th March, 2009 by all
commercial banks were 19.81 per cent and 11.00 per cent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
for the month of February, 2009 was 11.55 per cent.
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