Exchange Rates on October 17, 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 109.42 111.05
Sterling Pound 172.30 176.28
Euro 150.65 154.75
Swiss Franc 121.39 125.34
Canadian Dollar 107.51 110.74
Australian Dollar 111.89 115.57
Singapore Dollar 85.94 88.41
Japanese Yen 1.4073 1.4501
(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 292.30
Kuwait Dinar 401.16
Oman Rial 285.46
Qatar Riyal 30.26
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.38
UAE Dirham 30.00
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 14th October 2011
by all commercial banks was 9.44 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of September, 2011 was 6.48 percent.
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