Exchange Rates on 27.08.2010
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 111.85 113.44
Sterling Pound 173.05 176.66
Euro 141.44 144.89
Swiss Franc 108.32 111.79
Canadian Dollar 104.76 108.21
Australian Dollar 98.28 101.29
Singapore Dollar 82.11 84.11
Japanese Yen 1.3181 1.3539
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 298.69
Kuwait Dinar 390.92
Oman Rial 292.50
Qatar Riyal 30.97
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.03
UAE Dirham 30.66
The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 20th August, 2010
by all commercial banks was 10.49 percent and 8.50 percent respectively.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of July, 2010 was 6.92 percent.
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