Exchange Rates on 28.01.2011
(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 110.25 111.97
Sterling Pound 174.56 178.73
Euro 150.04 154.58
Swiss Franc 115.60 119.34
Canadian Dollar 109.73 113.34
Australian Dollar 108.11 111.68
Singapore Dollar 85.42 88.03
Japanese Yen 1.3241 1.3614
(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 294.53
Kuwait Dinar 398.33
Oman Rial 288.33
Qatar Riyal 30.52
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.61
UAE Dirham 30.24
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR)
and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended
21st January, 2011 by all commercial banks was 9.16 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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