EXCHANGE RATES ON 29.03.2005 IN SLRS

Average Rates at which the following currencies were quoted by Commercial Banks in Colombo for telegraphic transfers at 9.30 A.M.

Currency

Buying (Rs.)

Selling (Rs.)
US Dollar  98.97 99.80
Sterling Pound 184.39 187.05
Euro 127.44 129.66
Swiss Franc 81.86 83.85
Australian Dollar 75.70 77.50
Japanese Yen 0.9195 0.9371

The Approximate Exchange Rates of GULF Currencies based on previous day's Market Weighted Average Rate for the Us$ are as follow.

Country

Currency

 Indicative Rate(RS.)
Bahrain Dinar 263.74
Kuwait  Dinar 340.51
Oman Rial 258.27
Qatar Riyal 27.33
Saudi Arabian Riyal 26.51
UAE Dirham 27.07

The  Average Weighted Prime Lending Rates (AWPLR) & the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 24th March, 2005 by all commercial banks were 9.75 percent and 08.10 per cent respectively.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of Commercial banks for the month of February, 2005 was 05.43 percent.

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