(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 111.06 112.64
Sterling Pound 176.10 179.71
Euro 153.38 156.95
Swiss Franc 114.55 117.35
Canadian Dollar 108.91 111.69
Australian Dollar 108.18 111.06
Singapore Dollar 84.61 86.53
Japanese Yen 1.3458 1.3808
(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 296.47
Kuwait Dinar 396.29
Oman Rial 290.32
Qatar Riyal 30.70
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.80
UAE Dirham 30.43
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 8th October, 2010 by all
commercial banks was 9.55 percent and 7.90 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
for the month of September, 2010 was 6.58 percent.
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