Exchange Rates on August 17, 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 109.05 110.65
Sterling Pound 178.43 182.48
Euro 155.84 160.03
Swiss Franc 136.13 140.63
Canadian Dollar 110.10 113.40
Australian Dollar 113.05 116.72
Singapore Dollar 89.92 92.49
Japanese Yen 1.4124 1.4552
(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 291.37
Kuwait Dinar 403.63
Oman Rial 284.54
Qatar Riyal 30.17
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.29
UAE Dirham 29.91
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 12th August 2011 by all
commercial banks was 9.69 percent and 7.70 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
for the month of July, 2011 was 6.35 percent.
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