Exchange Rates on 14.09.2010
(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 111.75 113.34
Sterling Pound 171.70 175.23
Euro 143.23 146.61
Swiss Franc 110.55 113.26
Canadian Dollar 108.08 110.84
Australian Dollar 103.69 106.46
Singapore Dollar 83.26 85.15
Japanese Yen 1.3336 1.3671
(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 298.75
Kuwait Dinar 391.63
Oman Rial 292.51
Qatar Riyal 30.98
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.03
UAE Dirham 30.66
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 9th September, 2010 by all
commercial banks was 9.85 percent and 8.40 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
for the month of August, 2010 was 6.86 percent.
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