Exchange Rates on 26.03.2010
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo for
Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 a.m. are as follow:
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 113.36 114.96
Sterling Pound 168.03 171.53
Euro 150.29 153.91
Swiss Franc 104.86 108.16
Canadian Dollar 109.78 113.41
Australian Dollar 102.15 105.23
Singapore Dollar 80.23 82.15
Japanese Yen 1.2193 1.2518
(2) The approximate exchange rates of Gulf Currencies, based on previous day’s market weighted
average rate for the US$ are as follow:
Country Currency Indicative Rate
Bahrain Dinar 302.74
Kuwait Dinar 394.77
Oman Rial 296.45
Qatar Riyal 31.35
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.43
UAE Dirham 31.07
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 19th March, 2010
by all commercial banks was 10.36 percent and 9.25 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the month of February, 2010 was 7.40 percent.
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