Exchange Rates on June 10, 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 108.73 110.33
Sterling Pound 177.28 181.31
EURO 157.00 161.22
Swiss Franc 128.25 132.44
Canadian Dollar 110.84 114.17
Australian Dollar 114.56 118.28
Singapore Dollar 87.85 90.35
Japanese Yen 1.3484 1.3888
(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 290.32
Kuwait Dinar 400.01
Oman Rial 284.27
Qatar Riyal 30.05
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.18
UAE Dirham 29.80
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 03rd June, 2011 by
all commercial banks was 9.24 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for
the month of May, 2011 was 6.30 percent.
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