Exchange Rates on 22.02.2011
(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 110.15 111.78
Sterling Pound 177.50 181.45
Euro 148.98 152.77
Swiss Franc 115.15 118.76
Canadian Dollar 110.86 114.46
Australian Dollar 109.84 113.14
Singapore Dollar 85.56 87.73
Japanese Yen 1.3164 1.3548
(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 294.11
Kuwait Dinar 396.45
Oman Rial 288.00
Qatar Riyal 30.45
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.57
UAE Dirham 30.19
(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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