Exchange Rates on April 19, 2011
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by
commercial banks in Colombo for Telegraphic Transfers (TT)
at 9.30 am are as follows:
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
US Dollar 109.54 111.28
Sterling Pound 177.30 181.55
EURO 154.75 159.10
Swiss Franc 120.96 125.28
Canadian Dollar 112.48 116.33
Australian Dollar 113.68 117.52
Singapore Dollar 87.05 89.65
Japanese Yen 1.3186 1.3597
(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 292.78
Kuwait Dinar 398.66
Oman Rial 286.72
Qatar Riyal 30.32
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.44
UAE Dirham 30.05
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 12th April, 2011 by all commercial
banks was 9.63 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
for the month of March, 2011 was 6.20 percent.
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