Exchange Rates on 07.06.2010
(1) 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 112.98 114.57
Sterling Pound 162.50 165.88
Euro 133.84 137.09
Swiss Franc 96.18 99.12
Canadian Dollar 105.09 108.52
Australian Dollar 91.13 93.92
Singapore Dollar 79.30 81.18
Japanese Yen 1.2329 1.2657
(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 301.60
Kuwait Dinar 390.58
Oman Rial 295.31
Qatar Riyal 31.24
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.32
UAE Dirham 30.96
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the
Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during
the week ended 04th June, 2010 by all commercial banks was 10.65
percent and 9.25 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of
commercial banks, for the month of April, 2010 was 7.05 percent.
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