Exchange Rates on 07.01.2011
(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 110.12 111.84
Sterling Pound 169.56 173.62
Euro 142.23 146.54
Swiss Franc 113.23 116.85
Canadian Dollar 109.54 113.15
Australian Dollar 108.51 112.09
Singapore Dollar 84.38 86.94
Japanese Yen 1.3134 1.3539
(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 293.98
Kuwait Dinar 392.81
Oman Rial 287.75
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.
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