Exchange Rates on 07.05.2010
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 112.97 114.59
Sterling Pound 166.97 170.46
Euro 142.74 146.11
Swiss Franc 101.01 103.49
Canadian Dollar 107.31 110.04
Australian Dollar 100.04 102.72
Singapore Dollar 80.20 81.99
Japanese Yen 1.2189 1.2494
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 301.58
Kuwait Dinar 392.25
Oman Rial 295.33
Qatar Riyal 31.23
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.32
UAE Dirham 30.96
The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended April 30, 2010
by all commercial banks was 11.13 percent and 9.00 percent respectively.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the month of April, 2010 was 7.13 percent.
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