Exchange Rates on 25.11.2010
(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 110.52 112.22
Sterling Pound 173.46 177.58
Euro 146.12 150.51
Swiss Franc 109.95 113.64
Canadian Dollar 108.39 112.15
Australian Dollar 107.07 110.60
Singapore Dollar 83.79 86.32
Japanese Yen 1.3156 1.3559
(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 295.08
Kuwait Dinar 395.81
Oman Rial 288.94
Qatar Riyal 30.58
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.67
UAE Dirham 30.29
(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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