Exchange Rates on July 07, 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 108.71 110.31
Sterling Pound 173.32 177.28
Euro 154.84 159.01
Swiss Franc 128.40 132.60
Canadian Dollar 111.81 115.18
Australian Dollar 115.89 119.64
Singapore Dollar 88.03 90.55
Japanese Yen 1.3357 1.3757
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 290.46
Kuwait Dinar 398.86
Oman Rial 284.41
Qatar Riyal 30.07
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.20
UAE Dirham 29.81
The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 01st July 2011
by all commercial banks was 9.41 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of June, 2011 was 6.31 percent.
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