Exchange Rates on 29.04.2010
(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 113.16 114.80
Sterling Pound 171.16 174.77
Euro 148.74 152.36
Swiss Franc 103.37 106.64
Canadian Dollar 110.94 114.66
Australian Dollar 103.75 106.90
Singapore Dollar 82.08 84.06
Japanese Yen 1.1982 1.2303
(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 302.12
Kuwait Dinar 394.47
Oman Rial 295.84
Qatar Riyal 31.28
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 April 23, 2010
by all commercial banks was 10.59 percent and 9.00 percent respectively.
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