Exchange Rates on September 05, 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 109.19 110.81
Sterling Pound 176.01 180.05
Euro 153.72 157.89
Swiss Franc 137.16 141.73
Canadian Dollar 109.84 113.14
Australian Dollar 114.67 118.40
Singapore Dollar 89.91 92.50
Japanese Yen 1.4129 1.4560
(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 291.75
Kuwait Dinar 403.20
Oman Rial 284.92
Qatar Riyal 30.21
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.33
UAE Dirham 29.95
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 02nd September 2011
by all commercial banks was 9.37 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of August, 2011 was 6.40 percent.
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