Exchange Rates on June 13, 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 108.76 110.36
Sterling Pound 175.92 179.92
EURO 155.06 159.23
Swiss Franc 127.62 131.79
Canadian Dollar 110.47 113.78
Australian Dollar 113.73 117.43
Singapore Dollar 87.29 89.78
Japanese Yen 1.3420 1.3822
(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 290.44
Kuwait Dinar 399.01
Oman Rial 284.39
Qatar Riyal 30.07
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.20
UAE Dirham 29.81
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week
ended 10th June, 2011 by all commercial banks
was 9.11 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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