Exchange Rates on 30.08.2010
(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 111.90 113.47
Sterling Pound 173.42 176.95
Euro 142.00 145.33
Swiss Franc 108.02 110.66
Canadian Dollar 106.15 108.85
Australian Dollar 100.19 102.87
Singapore Dollar 82.37 84.22
Japanese Yen 1.2986 1.3310
(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 298.82
Kuwait Dinar 391.21
Oman Rial 292.40
Qatar Riyal 30.97
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.04
UAE Dirham 30.67
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR)
and the Lowest Prime Rate
(LPR) during the week ended 27th August, 2010 by all commercial banks was
9.95 percent and 8.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks for the month of July, 2010 was 6.92 percent.
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