Exchange Rates on 23.03.2010
(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 113.31 114.88
Sterling Pound 170.27 173.91
Euro 152.75 156.45
Swiss Franc 106.08 109.43
Canadian Dollar 110.28 113.91
Australian Dollar 103.06 106.10
Singapore Dollar 80.57 82.50
Japanese Yen 1.2469 1.2800
(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 302.80
Kuwait Dinar 395.43
Oman Rial 296.52
Qatar Riyal 31.37
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.44
UAE Dirham 31.08
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week
ended 19th March, 2010 by all commercial banks was 10.36 percent and 9.25 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks,
for the month of February, 2010 was 7.40 percent.
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