Exchange Rates on 09.03.2010
(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 follows:
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 113.41 115.00
Sterling Pound 169.72 173.22
Euro 153.69 157.36
Swiss Franc 104.70 107.98
Canadian Dollar 109.26 112.85
Australian Dollar 102.25 105.31
Singapore Dollar 80.56 82.47
Japanese Yen 1.2540 1.2872
(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 302.89
Kuwait Dinar 396.02
Oman Rial 296.61
Qatar Riyal 31.37
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.45
UAE Dirham 31.09
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 05th March, 2010 by all
commercial banks was 10.52 percent and 9.00 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks,
for the month of February, 2010 was 7.40 percent.
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