Exchange Rates on September 09, 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 109.36 110.98
Sterling Pound 174.12 178.11
Euro 151.37 155.47
Swiss Franc 124.35 128.40
Canadian Dollar 109.96 113.26
Australian Dollar 115.24 118.99
Singapore Dollar 89.46 92.03
Japanese Yen 1.4017 1.4443
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 292.30
Kuwait Dinar 401.64
Oman Rial 286.22
Qatar Riyal 30.26
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.38
UAE Dirham 30.00
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.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month
of August, 2011 was 6.40 percent.
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