Exchange Rates on 18-Dec-08 in SLRS

 
The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo.



Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		111.14		112.55
Sterling Pound	171.85		175.08
EURO		159.67		163.01
Swiss Franc	103.16		105.51
Canadian Dollar	92.90		95.03
Australian Dollar	77.79		79.93
Singapore Dollar	77.05		78.70
Japanese Yen	1.2588		1.2919


 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	296.63
Kuwait	Dinar	409.73
Oman	Rial	290.41
Qatar	Riyal	30.70
Saudi Arabia Riyal	29.80
UAE	Dirham	30.44

 
The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 11th December, 2008 
by all commercial banks were 20.62 percent and 18.85 percent respectively.

 The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of Commercial banks for the month of November, 2008 was 11.39 percent.