Exchange Rates on 20.01.2011
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 110.08 111.81
Sterling Pound 174.68 178.87
Euro 146.85 151.30
Swiss Franc 114.07 117.74
Canadian Dollar 109.50 113.15
Australian Dollar 108.61 112.23
Singapore Dollar 84.94 87.54
Japanese Yen 1.3300 1.3711
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 293.94
Kuwait Dinar 395.25
Oman Rial 287.71
Qatar Riyal 30.43
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.55
UAE Dirham 30.17
The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 14th January, 2011
by all commercial banks was 9.27 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of December, 2010 was 6.23 percent.
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