Exchange Rates on 13-Mar-09
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 113.56 115.19
Sterling Pound 157.71 160.90
EURO 146.12 149.39
Swiss Franc 94.91 97.67
Canadian Dollar 88.24 90.81
Australian Dollar 73.76 75.96
Singapore Dollar 73.56 75.27
Japanese Yen 1.1572 1.1860
(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 303.05
Kuwait Dinar 387.24
Oman Rial 296.75
Qatar Riyal 31.37
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.46
UAE Dirham 31.10
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 06th March, 2009
by all commercial banks were 19.81 per cent and 11.00 per cent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of February, 2009 was 11.55 per cent.
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