Exchange Rates on 06.01.2011
(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 110.04 111.74
Sterling Pound 169.98 173.98
Euro 143.63 147.84
Swiss Franc 113.18 116.08
Canadian Dollar 109.93 112.87
Australian Dollar 108.96 112.16
Singapore Dollar 84.59 88.98
Japanese Yen 1.3148 1.3507
(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 293.95
Kuwait Dinar 393.72
Oman Rial 287.72
Qatar Riyal 30.44
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.55
UAE Dirham 30.17
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate
(LPR) during the week ended 31st December, 2010 by all commercial banks was
9.29 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for
the month of December, 2010 was 6.23 percent.