Exchange Rates on 13.12.2010
(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 110.15 111.95
Sterling Pound 173.25 177.52
Euro 144.23 148.71
Swiss Franc 111.22 114.84
Canadian Dollar 108.17 111.80
Australian Dollar 107.48 110.13
Singapore Dollar 83.67 86.27
Japanese Yen 1.3031 1.3442
(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 294.19
Kuwait Dinar 394.70
Oman Rial 288.08
Qatar Riyal 30.46
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.57
UAE Dirham 30.20
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate
(LPR) during the week ended 10th December, 2010 by all commercial
banks was 9.25 percent and 7.75 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
for the month of November, 2010 was 6.24 percent.