Exchange Rates on August 02, 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 108.69 110.27
Sterling Pound 178.69 180.53
Euro 154.29 158.07
Swiss Franc 137.79 141.88
Canadian Dollar 113.01 116.08
Australian Dollar 118.63 121.84
Singapore Dollar 89.88 92.21
Japanese Yen 1.3961 1.4339
(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 400.64
Oman Rial 284.40
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 29th 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 July, 2011 was 6.35 percent.
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