Exchange Rates on May 06, 2011
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by
commercial banks in Colombo for Telegraphic Transfers (TT)
at 9.30 am are as follows:
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
US Dollar 108.99 110.67
Sterling Pound 178.07 182.25
EURO 157.72 162.08
Swiss Franc 124.06 128.47
Canadian Dollar 112.12 115.81
Australian Dollar 115.80 119.64
Singapore Dollar 87.70 90.27
Japanese Yen 1.3456 1.3871
(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 291.10
Kuwait Dinar 400.30
Oman Rial 285.04
Qatar Riyal 30.14
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.26
UAE Dirham 29.88
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 29th April, 2011 by
all commercial banks was 9.13 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
for the month of April, 2011 was 6.22 percent.
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