Exchange Rates on 10.12.2010
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 110.15 111.85
Sterling Pound 173.17 177.22
Euro 144.96 149.20
Swiss Franc 111.54 114.41
Canadian Dollar 108.50 111.41
Australian Dollar 107.81 110.98
Singapore Dollar 83.64 85.98
Japanese Yen 1.3090 1.3445
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 294.54
Kuwait Dinar 393.44
Oman Rial 288.42
Qatar Riyal 30.52
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.61
UAE Dirham 30.23
The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 03rd December, 2010
by all commercial banks was 9.31 percent and 7.75 percent respectively.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of November, 2010 was 6.24 percent.
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