Exchange Rates on 19.02.2010
(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 113.62 115.21
Sterling Pound 174.76 178.35
Euro 152.47 156.10
Swiss Franc 103.65 106.87
Canadian Dollar 107.33 110.84
Australian Dollar 100.44 103.45
Singapore Dollar 79.98 81.88
Japanese Yen 1.2308 1.2634
(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 303.37
Kuwait Dinar 394.34
Oman Rial 297.04
Qatar Riyal 31.42
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.50
UAE Dirham 31.14
(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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