Exchange Rates on October 20, 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 171.67 175.63
Euro 149.35 153.42
Swiss Franc 119.99 123.88
Canadian Dollar 106.36 109.55
Australian Dollar 110.65 114.28
Singapore Dollar 85.68 88.14
Japanese Yen 1.4155 1.4588
(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 400.79
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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