Exchange Rates on 20.04.2010
(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 113.14 114.76
Sterling Pound 172.88 176.42
Euro 151.77 155.31
Swiss Franc 105.81 108.40
Canadian Dollar 110.95 113.76
Australian Dollar 104.25 107.03
Singapore Dollar 81.89 83.72
Japanese Yen 1.2168 1.2473
(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 302.15
Kuwait Dinar 395.51
Oman Rial 295.87
Qatar Riyal 31.31
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.37
UAE Dirham 31.01
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 16th April, 2010 by all
commercial banks was 10.42 percent and 9.00 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks,
for the month of March, 2010 was 7.22 percent.
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