Exchange Rates on 08.03.2011
(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 109.60 111.32
Sterling Pound 176.80 181.02
Euro 152.16 156.43
Swiss Franc 117.16 121.30
Canadian Dollar 111.64 115.34
Australian Dollar 109.90 113.61
Singapore Dollar 85.95 88.49
Japanese Yen 1.3236 1.3645
(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 292.49
Kuwait Dinar 397.27
Oman Rial 286.44
Qatar Riyal 30.29
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.40
UAE Dirham 30.02
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended March 04, 2011 by all commercial banks
was 9.04 percent and 7.00 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for
the month of February, 2011 was 6.20 percent.
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