Exchange Rates on 15nd July 09
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted
by commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 114.09 115.80
Sterling Pound 185.72 189.54
EURO 158.87 162.51
Swiss Franc 104.09 107.28
Canadian Dollar 99.84 102.90
Australian Dollar 89.91 92.57
Singapore Dollar 78.00 79.89
Japanese Yen 1.2144 1.2455
(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 304.79
Kuwait Dinar 399.89
Oman Rial 298.44
Qatar Riyal 31.56
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.64
UAE Dirham 31.28
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended July 10, 2009 by all commercial
banks were 15.39 percent and 11.45 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for
the month of June, 2009 was 11.12 percent.
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