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Exchange Rates on 20-Nov-08 in SLRS
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo
for Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 a.m. are as follow.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 109.45 110.68
Sterling Pound 163.36 166.16
Euro 136.40 138.98
Swiss Franc 89.73 91.94
Canadian Dollar 86.73 88.90
Australian Dollar 69.41 71.31
Singapore Dollar 71.31 72.68
Japanese Yen 1.1385 1.1637
(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 291.83
Kuwait Dinar 404.56
Oman Rial 285.72
Qatar Riyal 30.21
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.32
UAE Dirham 29.94
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR)
during the week ended 14th November, 2008 by all commercial banks were 20.84 per cent
and 15.50 per cent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the
month of October, 2008 was 11.28 per cent.
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