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Exchange Rates on 21. 04.2009
The average rates of the following currencies quoted
by commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 116.55 118.24
Sterling Pound 168.80 172.24
EURO 150.07 153.46
Swiss Franc 98.99 101.91
Canadian Dollar 93.45 96.23
Australian Dollar 81.03 83.46
Singapore Dollar 76.84 78.65
Japanese Yen 1.1825 1.2121
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 309.40
Kuwait Dinar 398.70
Oman Rial 302.96
Qatar Riyal 32.04
Saudi Arabia Riyal 31.10
UAE Dirham 31.76
The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended April 17th, 2009
by all commercial banks were 19.26 per cent and 15.00 per cent
respectively.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks for the month of March, 2009 was 11.53 percent.
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