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Exchange Rates 03.10.2008
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 107.36 108.62
Sterling Pound 189.45 192.63
EURO 148.01 150.86
Swiss Franc 94.17 96.66
Canadian Dollar 99.11 101.89
Australian Dollar 82.91 85.02
Singapore Dollar 73.83 75.36
Japanese Yen 1.0178 1.0399
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 286.52
Kuwait Dinar 404.56
Oman Rial 280.55
Qatar Riyal 29.65
Saudi Arabia Riyal 28.75
UAE Dirham 29.41
The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 26th September, 2008 by all commercial banks was 20.38 per cent and 16.75 per cent respectively.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of the commercial banks, for the month of August 2008 was 10.91 per cent.
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