Exchange Rates on 26.07.2010
(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 111.94 113.55
Sterling Pound 172.53 176.09
Euro 144.05 147.46
Swiss Franc 105.78 108.42
Canadian Dollar 107.44 110.19
Australian Dollar 99.58 102.27
Singapore Dollar 81.57 83.41
Japanese Yen 1.2719 1.3040
(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 299.09
Kuwait Dinar 392.73
Oman Rial 292.87
Qatar Riyal 31.01
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.07
UAE Dirham 30.70
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and
the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 23rd July, 2010
by all commercial banks was 10.0325 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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