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Exchange Rates on 17-Mar-09
(1) The average rates of the following currencies
quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 113.42 115.05
Sterling Pound 159.55 162.73
EURO 146.86 150.11
Swiss Franc 95.12 97.88
Canadian Dollar 88.76 91.35
Australian Dollar 74.38 76.58
Singapore Dollar 73.59 75.30
Japanese Yen 1.1494 1.1777
(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 302.52
Kuwait Dinar 386.56
Oman Rial 296.24
Qatar Riyal 31.32
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.41
UAE Dirham 31.05
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 13th March, 2009 by all commercial banks
were 18.27 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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