Exchange Rates on 01st July 09
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted
by commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 114.12 115.83
Sterling Pound 187.05 190.89
EURO 159.42 163.07
Swiss Franc 104.20 107.39
Canadian Dollar 97.42 100.40
Australian Dollar 91.22 93.92
Singapore Dollar 78.43 80.33
Japanese Yen 1.1738 1.2039
(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 304.88
Kuwait Dinar 399.48
Oman Rial 298.84
Qatar Riyal 31.59
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.65
UAE Dirham 31.29
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and
the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended June 26, 2009
by all commercial banks were 15.89 percent and 11.42 percent respectively.
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