Exchange Rates on May 20, 2011
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 108.97 110.65
Sterling Pound 176.18 180.32
EURO 154.97 159.26
Swiss Franc 122.33 126.65
Canadian Dollar 111.74 115.42
Australian Dollar 115.27 119.10
Singapore Dollar 87.55 90.12
Japanese Yen 1.3256 1.3663
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 291.24
Kuwait Dinar 398.80
Oman Rial 285.17
Qatar Riyal 30.15
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.28
UAE Dirham 29.89
The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 13th May, 2011 by all commercial banks
was 9.12 percent and 7.70 percent respectively.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the
month of April, 2011 was 6.22 percent.
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