Exchange Rates on November 28, 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 112.97 114.88
Sterling Pound 174.60 178.98
Euro 149.59 153.97
Swiss Franc 120.94 125.09
Canadian Dollar 107.83 111.26
Australian Dollar 110.53 114.40
Singapore Dollar 86.07 88.70
Japanese Yen 1.4455 1.4924
(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 302.18
Kuwait Dinar 411.27
Oman Rial 295.84
Qatar Riyal 31.28
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.37
UAE Dirham 31.01
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 25th November 2011 by all
commercial banks was 9.83 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
for the month of October, 2011 was 6.57 percent.
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