Exchange Rates on September 23, 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 109.49 111.13
Sterling Pound 167.94 171.83
Euro 147.15 151.18
Swiss Franc 119.84 123.75
Canadian Dollar 105.94 109.12
Australian Dollar 106.22 109.74
Singapore Dollar 83.49 85.88
Japanese Yen 1.4262 1.4698
(2) The approximate exchange rates of Gulf Currencies, based on previous day’s
market weighted average rate for the US$ are as follow:
Country Currency Indicative Rate
Bahrain Dinar 292.55
Kuwait Dinar 398.24
Oman Rial 286.47
Qatar Riyal 30.29
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.41
UAE Dirham 30.03
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate
(LPR) during the week ended 16th September 2011 by all commercial banks was 9.51
percent and 7.75 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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