Exchange Rates on 03.06.2010
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 112.93 114.50
Sterling Pound 165.32 168.68
Euro 138.11 141.32
Swiss Franc 97.41 99.77
Canadian Dollar 108.16 110.87
Australian Dollar 94.80 97.32
Singapore Dollar 80.18 81.95
Japanese Yen 1.2193 1.2522
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 301.65
Kuwait Dinar 390.25
Oman Rial 295.36
Qatar Riyal 31.24
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 May 26th, 2010
by all commercial banks was 10.65 percent and 9.25 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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