Exchange Rates on 15.02.2011
(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 110.25 111.98
Sterling Pound 176.35 180.56
Euro 148.10 152.27
Swiss Franc 112.73 116.68
Canadian Dollar 110.76 114.43
Australian Dollar 109.86 113.59
Singapore Dollar 85.56 88.08
Japanese Yen 1.3152 1.3559
(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 294.66
Kuwait Dinar 397.46
Oman Rial 288.54
Qatar Riyal 30.51
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.62
UAE Dirham 30.24
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 11th February, 2011 by all
commercial banks was 9.17 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
for the month of January, 2011 was 6.21 percent.
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