Exchange Rates on 09.07.2010
(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 follows:
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 112.67 114.20
Sterling Pound 170.18 173.56
Euro 142.31 145.55
Swiss Franc 106.70 109.22
Canadian Dollar 107.39 110.04
Australian Dollar 98.06 100.63
Singapore Dollar 81.41 83.17
Japanese Yen 1.2667 1.2974
(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 300.91
Kuwait Dinar 392.13
Oman Rial 294.66
Qatar Riyal 31.16
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.25
UAE Dirham 30.89
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 02nd July, 2010
by all commercial banks was 10.37 percent and 8.60 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the month of June, 2010 was 7.00 percent.
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