Exchange Rates on 23. Apr.09
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 118.70 120.90
Sterling Pound 171.21 175.39
EURO 153.59 157.69
Swiss Franc 101.15 104.56
Canadian Dollar 95.00 98.21
Australian Dollar 83.03 85.85
Singapore Dollar 78.48 80.65
Japanese Yen 1.2091 1.2444
(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 316.40
Kuwait Dinar 407.80
Oman Rial 309.81
Qatar Riyal 32.77
Saudi Arabia Riyal 31.80
UAE Dirham 32.47
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended April 17th, 2009
by all commercial banks were 19.26 percent and 15.00 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of March, 2009 was 11.53 percent.
|
