Exchange Rates on October 18, 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 109.42 111.05
Sterling Pound 172.08 176.04
Euro 149.68 153.76
Swiss Franc 121.06 124.99
Canadian Dollar 106.26 109.45
Australian Dollar 110.54 114.18
Singapore Dollar 85.20 87.63
Japanese Yen 1.4147 1.4579
(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 292.29
Kuwait Dinar 400.93
Oman Rial 286.22
Qatar Riyal 30.26
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.38
UAE Dirham 30.00
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 14th October 2011 by all
commercial banks was 9.44 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
for the month of September, 2011 was 6.48 percent.
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