Exchange Rates on 02.02.2010
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 113.83 115.40
Sterling Pound 181.12 184.72
Euro 157.66 161.23
Swiss Franc 107.06 109.61
Canadian Dollar 106.61 109.27
Australian Dollar 100.57 103.21
Singapore Dollar 80.47 82.23
Japanese Yen 1.2477 1.2783
(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 304.23
Kuwait Dinar 398.72
Oman Rial 297.90
Qatar Riyal 31.51
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.58
UAE Dirham 31.23
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week
ended 28th Jan, 2010 by all commercial banks was 11.24 percent and 9.00 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the month of January,
2010 was 7.73 percent.
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