Exchange Rates on 18.01.2010
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 113.52 114.95
Sterling Pound 184.33 187.75
Euro 162.25 165.72
Swiss Franc 109.85 112.34
Canadian Dollar 109.60 112.20
Australian Dollar 103.69 106.28
Singapore Dollar 81.27 82.95
Japanese Yen 1.2444 1.2733
(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 302.98
Kuwait Dinar 399.25
Oman Rial 297.38
Qatar Riyal 31.37
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.47
UAE Dirham 31.10
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended
15th Jan, 2010 by all commercial banks was 11.03 percent and 9.00 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of the commercial banks, for the month of
December, 2009 was 8.01 percent.
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