Exchange Rates on April 27, 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 109.35 111.05
Sterling Pound 179.61 183.86
EURO 157.45 163.87
Swiss Franc 124.12 128.55
Canadian Dollar 113.99 117.77
Australian Dollar 117.42 121.33
Singapore Dollar 88.20 90.80
Japanese Yen 1.3310 1.3719
(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 292.31
Kuwait Dinar 400.27
Oman Rial 286.23
Qatar Riyal 30.26
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.39
UAE Dirham 30.00
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate
(LPR) during the week ended 21st April, 2011 by all commercial banks was 8.97
percent and 7.10 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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