April 21, 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 109.45 111.19
Sterling Pound 179.25 183.54
EURO 158.51 162.96
Swiss Franc 122.21 126.59
Canadian Dollar 114.44 118.30
Australian Dollar 116.72 120.19
Singapore Dollar 87.92 90.53
Japanese Yen 1.3218 1.3630
(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 292.59
Kuwait Dinar 399.77
Oman Rial 286.49
Qatar Riyal 30.29
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.41
UAE Dirham 30.03
(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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