Exchange Rates on 16 June 09
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 114.14 115.84
Sterling Pound 185.09 188.88
EURO 156.93 160.51
Swiss Franc 103.83 107.00
Canadian Dollar 99.86 102.92
Australian Dollar 89.60 92.25
Singapore Dollar 77.86 79.73
Japanese Yen 1.1735 1.2035
(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 304.77
Kuwait Dinar 397.98
Oman Rial 298.43
Qatar Riyal 31.56
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.64
UAE Dirham 31.29
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended
June 12, 2009 by all commercial banks were 16.79 percent and 10.90 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of May, 2009 was 11.43 percent.
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