Exchange Rates on September 14, 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 109.29 110.91
Sterling Pound 171.76 175.71
Euro 148.31 152.34
Swiss Franc 122.91 126.91
Canadian Dollar 109.81 113.12
Australian Dollar 111.49 115.14
Singapore Dollar 87.83 89.72
Japanese Yen 1.4108 1.4538
(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 292.04
Kuwait Dinar 400.22
Oman Rial 285.97
Qatar Riyal 30.24
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.35
UAE Dirham 29.98
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 09th September 2011 by all commercial
banks was 9.49 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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