Exchange Rates on 30. 04 . 09
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 119.16 121.01
Sterling Pound 175.96 179.72
Euro 157.92 161.63
Swiss Franc 104.41 107.62
Canadian Dollar 98.69 101.74
Australian Dollar 86.01 88.63
Singapore Dollar 80.05 82.02
Japanese Yen 1.2158 1.2475
(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 318.51
Kuwait Dinar 412.00
Oman Rial 311.87
Qatar Riyal 32.99
Saudi Arabia Riyal 32.02
UAE Dirham 32.69
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended April 24, 2009
by all commercial banks were 18.83 percent and 14.00 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of March, 2009 was 11.53 percent.
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