Exchange Rates on 10.02.2011
(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 110.18 111.91
Sterling Pound 176.65 180.86
Euro 150.13 154.36
Swiss Franc 113.71 117.11
Canadian Dollar 109.81 113.44
Australian Dollar 110.15 113.87
Singapore Dollar 85.80 88.33
Japanese Yen 1.3260 1.3671
(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 294.36
Kuwait Dinar 397.89
Oman Rial 288.23
Qatar Riyal 30.47
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.59
UAE Dirham 30.21
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 3rd February, 2011
by all commercial banks was 9.47 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of January, 2011 was 6.21 percent.
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