Exchange Rates on July 26, 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 108.71 110.31
Sterling Pound 176.85 180.87
Euro 156.13 160.33
Swiss Franc 134.42 138.85
Canadian Dollar 114.21 117.66
Australian Dollar 117.35 121.15
Singapore Dollar 89.62 92.19
Japanese Yen 1.3820 1.4237
(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 290.42
Kuwait Dinar 400.85
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 22nd July 2011 by
all commercial banks was 9.27 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for
the month of June, 2011 was 6.31 percent.
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