Exchange Rates on 24th August ‘09 


 The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo:

Currency	                Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		114.06		115.63
Sterling Pound	188.08		191.50
Euro		163.01		166.32
Swiss Franc	107.28		109.67
Canadian Dollar	105.26		107.64
Australian Dollar	95.24		97.56
Singapore Dollar	79.06		80.71
Japanese Yen	1.1996		1.2266

 
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		304.53
Kuwait		Dinar		400.28
Oman		Rial		298.18
Qatar		Riyal		31.53
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		30.61
UAE		Dirham		31.26

 
The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during 
the week ended Aug 21st, 2009 by all commercial banks were 13.99 percent and 10.56 percent respectively.

The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of July, 2009 was 10.98 percent.