Exchange Rates on 19 June 09
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 114.09 115.77
Sterling Pound 185.74 189.51
EURO 158.07 161.66
Swiss Franc 104.30 107.47
Canadian Dollar 100.03 103.08
Australian Dollar 90.62 93.27
Singapore Dollar 78.00 79.86
Japanese Yen 1.1760 1.2058
(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 399.24
Oman Rial 299.53
Qatar Riyal 31.58
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.65
UAE Dirham 31.38
(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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