Exchange Rates on 21.02.2011
(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 110.15 111.88
Sterling Pound 178.24 182.49
Euro 149.83 154.04
Swiss Franc 115.42 119.48
Canadian Dollar 110.76 114.45
Australian Dollar 110.63 114.35
Singapore Dollar 85.84 88.37
Japanese Yen 1.3172 1.3579
(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 294.27
Kuwait Dinar 398.08
Oman Rial 288.05
Qatar Riyal 30.47
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.58
UAE Dirham 30.21
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 18th 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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