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Exchange Rates on 06.Apr.09
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 115.15 116.71
Sterling Pound 171.41 174.73
EURO 155.57 158.93
Swiss Franc 101.59 104.52
Canadian Dollar 93.41 96.10
Australian Dollar 82.17 84.54
Singapore Dollar 76.44 78.15
Japanese Yen 1.1374 1.1645
(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 307.68
Kuwait Dinar 398.98
Oman Rial 301.28
Qatar Riyal 31.86
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.93
UAE Dirham 31.58
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate
(LPR) during the week ended 3rd April,
2009 by all commercial banks were 19.16 per cent and 13.25 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the
month of March, 2009 was 11.53 percent.
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