Exchange Rates on 30.12.2010
(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 110.13 111.85
Sterling Pound 170.19 174.22
Euro 144.72 148.98
Swiss Franc 116.16 119.16
Canadian Dollar 109.57 112.53
Australian Dollar 111.24 114.53
Singapore Dollar 84.66 87.08
Japanese Yen 1.3462 1.3831
(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 294.23
Kuwait Dinar 394.01
Oman Rial 288.13
Qatar Riyal 30.47
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.58
UAE Dirham 30.20
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 24th December, 2010
by all commercial banks was 9.42 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.
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