Exchange Rates on 17.02.2010
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo
for Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 a.m. are as follow:
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 113.65 115.14
Sterling Pound 178.69 182.08
Euro 155.82 159.08
Swiss Franc 105.77 108.76
Canadian Dollar 107.89 111.07
Australian Dollar 101.73 104.23
Singapore Dollar 80.66 82.35
Japanese Yen 1.2533 1.2827
(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 303.55
Kuwait Dinar 397.22
Oman Rial 297.24
Qatar Riyal 31.43
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.51
UAE Dirham 31.20
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 12th Feb, 2010
by all commercial banks was 10.99 percent and 9.00 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the month of January, 2010 was 7.73 percent.
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