Exchange Rates on 10.01.2011
(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 170.62 174.71
Euro 141.25 145.54
Swiss Franc 113.27 116.88
Canadian Dollar 110.07 113.70
Australian Dollar 108.91 112.53
Singapore Dollar 84.46 87.07
Japanese Yen 1.3177 1.3584
(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 294.07
Kuwait Dinar 393.13
Oman Rial 287.96
Qatar Riyal 30.45
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.56
UAE Dirham 30.18
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 07th January, 2011
by all commercial banks was 8.92 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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