Exchange Rates on August 12, 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 108.93 110.53
Sterling Pound 175.96 179.96
Euro 153.68 157.82
Swiss Franc 141.78 146.51
Canadian Dollar 109.55 112.83
Australian Dollar 111.48 115.11
Singapore Dollar 89.26 91.82
Japanese Yen 1.4078 1.4505
(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 291.02
Kuwait Dinar 402.62
Oman Rial 284.97
Qatar Riyal 30.13
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.25
UAE Dirham 29.87
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate
(LPR) during the week ended 05th August 2011 by all commercial
banks was 9.58 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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