Exchange Rates on 16.11.2010
(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 110.87 112.62
Sterling Pound 177.35 181.61
Euro 149.82 154.76
Swiss Franc 111.69 115.50
Canadian Dollar 108.84 112.65
Australian Dollar 108.31 111.92
Singapore Dollar 84.73 87.34
Japanese Yen 1.3258 1.3668
(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 296.28
Kuwait Dinar 397.27
Oman Rial 290.11
Qatar Riyal 30.70
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.79
UAE Dirham 30.41
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 12th November,
2010 by all commercial banks was 9.36 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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