Exchange Rates on 01.03.2011
(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 109.92 111.64
Sterling Pound 178.25 182.41
Euro 150.91 155.00
Swiss Franc 117.43 120.81
Canadian Dollar 112.59 115.62
Australian Dollar 111.17 114.53
Singapore Dollar 86.01 88.35
Japanese Yen 1.3343 1.3709
(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 293.84
Kuwait Dinar 397.81
Oman Rial 287.76
Qatar Riyal 30.42
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.54
UAE Dirham 30.16
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended February 25, 2011 by
all commercial banks was 9.13 percent and 7.10 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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