Exchange Rates on 12 .05. 2009
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted
by commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 116.21 118.19
Sterling Pound 175.12 179.14
Euro 157.39 161.35
Swiss Franc 104.09 107.49
Canadian Dollar 99.01 102.26
Australian Dollar 87.57 90.38
Singapore Dollar 79.15 81.23
Japanese Yen 1.1892 1.2221
(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 309.91
Kuwait Dinar 403.22
Oman Rial 303.47
Qatar Riyal 32.10
Saudi Arabia Riyal 31.15
UAE Dirham 31.81
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 7th, May, 2009
by all commercial banks were 18.14 percent and 13.84 percent
respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks for the month of April, 2009 was 11.52 percent.
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