Exchange Rates on 24.09.2010
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 111.67 113.27
Sterling Pound 174.60 178.28
Euro 148.16 151.79
Swiss Franc 112.32 115.99
Canadian Dollar 107.09 110.66
Australian Dollar 105.27 108.47
Singapore Dollar 83.70 85.75
Japanese Yen 1.3131 1.3491
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 298.26
Kuwait Dinar 393.53
Oman Rial 292.09
Qatar Riyal 30.89
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.98
UAE Dirham 30.62
The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 17th September, 2010
by all commercial banks was 10.19 percent and 8.50 percent respectively.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of August, 2010 was 6.86 percent.
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