Exchange Rates on 23.02.2010
(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 follows:
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 113.53 115.18
Sterling Pound 175.50 178.99
Euro 153.79 157.26
Swiss Franc 105.05 107.55
Canadian Dollar 108.22 110.90
Australian Dollar 101.46 104.11
Singapore Dollar 80.30 82.05
Japanese Yen 1.2415 1.2719
(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 303.34
Kuwait Dinar 394.96
Oman Rial 297.03
Qatar Riyal 31.45
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.50
UAE Dirham 31.13
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 19th Feb, 2010 by all commercial
banks was 10.80 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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