Exchange Rates on 12.08.2010
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 111.60 113.16
Sterling Pound 174.28 177.82
Euro 143.08 146.43
Swiss Franc 105.06 107.60
Canadian Dollar 106.00 108.68
Australian Dollar 99.13 101.78
Singapore Dollar 81.44 83.27
Japanese Yen 1.3064 1.3389
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 297.98
Kuwait Dinar 390.72
Oman Rial 291.79
Qatar Riyal 30.87
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.95
UAE Dirham 30.58
The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 06th August, 2010 by all commercial banks
was 10.00 percent and 8.60 percent respectively.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the
month of July, 2010 was 6.92 percent.
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