Exchange Rates on 01.10.2010
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 111.24 112.84
Sterling Pound 174.42 178.09
Euro 151.17 154.86
Swiss Franc 112.36 116.04
Canadian Dollar 107.09 110.67
Australian Dollar 106.94 110.18
Singapore Dollar 84.17 86.26
Japanese Yen 1.3248 1.3613
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 296.96
Kuwait Dinar 393.22
Oman Rial 290.81
Qatar Riyal 30.76
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.85
UAE Dirham 30.48
The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 24th September, 2010
by all commercial banks was 9.98 percent and 8.50 percent respectively.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of August, 2010 was 6.48 percent.
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