Exchange Rates on May 04, 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 109.02 110.70
Sterling Pound 178.78 182.97
EURO 160.19 164.61
Swiss Franc 124.94 129.38
Canadian Dollar 113.26 117.00
Australian Dollar 116.80 120.66
Singapore Dollar 88.01 90.59
Japanese Yen 1.3384 1.3795
(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 291.17
Kuwait Dinar 400.08
Oman Rial 285.15
Qatar Riyal 30.15
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.27
UAE Dirham 29.89
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 29th April, 2011 by all commercial banks
was 9.13 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the
month of April, 2011 was 6.22 percent.
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