Exchange Rates on 23rd September 2009
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted
by commercial banks in Colombo:
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 114.13 115.56
Sterling Pound 186.43 189.84
Euro 168.31 171.76
Swiss Franc 110.71 113.91
Canadian Dollar 105.94 109.03
Australian Dollar 99.19 101.85
Singapore Dollar 80.61 82.37
Japanese Yen 1.2510 1.2803
(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 304.53
Kuwait Dinar 400.70
Oman Rial 298.18
Qatar Riyal 31.53
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.61
UAE Dirham 31.26
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended Sep 18, 2009 by all commercial
banks were 12.96 percent and 10.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
for the month of August, 2009 was 10.84 percent.
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