Exchange Rates on 14.01.2011
(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 110.07 111.70
Sterling Pound 173.63 177.51
Euro 145.95 149.69
Swiss Franc 113.16 116.71
Canadian Dollar 110.24 113.79
Australian Dollar 108.76 112.04
Singapore Dollar 85.03 87.19
Japanese Yen 1.3221 1.3607
(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 293.85
Kuwait Dinar 394.13
Oman Rial 287.74
Qatar Riyal 30.45
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.54
UAE Dirham 30.16
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 7th 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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