Exchange Rates on 06.07.2010
(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 follows:
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 112.70 114.25
Sterling Pound 169.96 173.41
Euro 140.35 143.68
Swiss Franc 105.19 108.45
Canadian Dollar 104.88 108.25
Australian Dollar 94.43 96.24
Singapore Dollar 80.46 82.35
Japanese Yen 1.2801 1.3137
(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 300.83
Kuwait Dinar 391.48
Oman Rial 294.65
Qatar Riyal 31.15
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.25
UAE Dirham 30.88
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 02nd July, 2010
by all commercial banks was 10.37 percent and 8.60 percent
respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks, for the month of June, 2010 was 7.00 percent.
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