Exchange Rates on 14.12.2009
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 113.58 115.21
Sterling Pound 183.60 187.42
EURO 165.40 169.38
Swiss Franc 108.99 112.47
Canadian Dollar 106.21 109.70
Australian Dollar 102.20 105.30
Singapore Dollar 81.18 83.14
Japanese Yen 1.2757 1.3101
(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 303.38
Kuwait Dinar 400.72
Oman Rial 297.02
Qatar Riyal 31.40
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.49
UAE Dirham 31.14
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR)
during the week ended 11th Dec, 2009 by all commercial banks was 11.29 percent and 9.30 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of the commercial banks, for the month of November, 2009 was 8.51 percent.
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