Exchange Rates on 09.11.2010
(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 110.76 112.34
Sterling Pound 178.26 181.90
Euro 153.07 156.64
Swiss Franc 114.02 116.83
Canadian Dollar 109.75 112.56
Australian Dollar 111.45 114.40
Singapore Dollar 85.78 87.73
Japanese Yen 1.3630 1.3973
(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 295.78
Kuwait Dinar 397.77
Oman Rial 289.51
Qatar Riyal 30.63
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.74
UAE Dirham 30.36
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended
04th November, 2010 by all commercial banks was 9.09 percent and 7.75 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the
month of October, 2010 was 6.43 percent.
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