Exchange Rates on 05.11.2009
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 114.08 115.61
Sterling Pound 187.93 191.51
EURO 168.69 172.20
Swiss Franc 111.33 114.54
Canadian Dollar 106.26 109.41
Australian Dollar 103.01 105.58
Singapore Dollar 81.36 83.08
Japanese Yen 1.2554 1.2852
(2) The approximate exchange rates of GULF Currencies, based on previous day’s market
weighted average rate for the US$ are as follow:
Country Currency Indicative Rate
Bahrain Dinar 304.51
Kuwait Dinar 401.05
Oman Rial 298.11
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 30th Oct, 2009 by all commercial banks was 12.43 percent and 10.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of the commercial banks, for the month of October, 2009 was 9.76 percent.
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