Exchange Rates on 22.12.2009
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted
by commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 113.64 115.26
Sterling Pound 181.84 185.61
EURO 161.56 165.44
Swiss Franc 107.75 111.17
Canadian Dollar 105.96 109.45
Australian Dollar 98.96 101.97
Singapore Dollar 80.45 82.38
Japanese Yen 1.2372 1.2702
(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 303.44
Kuwait Dinar 399.16
Oman Rial 297.14
Qatar Riyal 31.42
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.50
UAE Dirham 31.24
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 18th Dec, 2009
by all commercial banks was 11.06 percent and 9.30 percent
respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks, for the month of November, 2009 was 8.51 percent.
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