Exchange Rates on 21st July 09
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 114.18 115.69
Sterling Pound 188.08 191.46
EURO 161.77 164.85
Swiss Franc 106.06 108.93
Canadian Dollar 102.36 105.14
Australian Dollar 92.27 94.43
Singapore Dollar 78.8407 80.4626
Japanese Yen 1.2126 1.2392
(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 304.81
Kuwait Dinar 400.31
Oman Rial 298.78
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 July 17, 2009 by all commercial banks were 15.20 percent and
11.79 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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