The Central Bank's Spot Rates for
transactions with Commercial Banks announced on the
morning of December 21st, 1998 were as follows:
| |
Buying |
Selling |
| 100 US Dollars |
Rs.
6682.95 |
Rs.
6817.95 |
The approximate middle exchange rates
of following currencies calculated on the basis of cross
rates quoted by Gulf International Bank, Bahrain as it
appeared in Reuters Financial Information System on
December 21, 1998 were as follows:
| Saudi Arabia Riyal |
Rs.
17.99 |
| Bahrain Dinar |
Rs.
179.07 |
| Kuwait Dinar |
Rs.
223.93 |
| Qatar Riyal |
Rs.
18.55 |
| UAE Dirham |
Rs.
18.38 |
| Oman Riyal |
Rs.
175.35 |
Average rates at which the following
currencies were quoted by Commercial Banks in Colombo for
Telegraphic Transfers at mid-day on December 21, 1998
were as follows:
| |
Buying |
Selling |
| 100 US Dollars |
Rs.
6787.60 |
Rs.6824.60 |
| 100 Sterling
Pounds |
Rs.
11391.76 |
Rs.
11533.85 |
| 100 Deutsche Marks |
Rs.
4066.43 |
Rs.4130.18 |
| 100 French Francs |
Rs.
1207.02 |
Rs.1236.36 |
| 100 Japanese Yen |
Rs.58.59 |
Rs.
59.60 |
Average Weighted Prime Lending
Rate (AWRP) and Lowest Prime Rate (LPR)
The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR)
during the week ended December 18th, 1998 was 14.7 per
cent for all banks. The Lowest Prime Rate among banks
during this week was 12.0 per cent.
Average Weighted Deposit Rate
of Commercial Banks (AWDR)
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of
Commercial Banks for the month ended November 30th 1998
was 9.2 percent.
Comtrust
Equity Fund
| Manager's
Selling Price |
Rs. 5.20 (per unit) |
| Managers
Buying Price |
Rs. 4.87 (per unit) |
|
National
Equity Fund
| Manager's
Selling Price |
Rs. 7.81 (per unit) |
| Managers
Buying Price |
Rs. 7.33 (per unit) |
|
Namal
Growth Fund
| Manager's
Selling Price |
Rs. 9.09 (per unit) |
| Managers
Buying Price |
Rs. 8.51 (per unit) |
|
Namal
Income Fund
| Manager's
Selling Price |
Rs. 10.56 (per unit) |
| Managers
Buying Price |
Rs. 10.45* (per unit) |
| |
Rs. 10.55** (per unit) |
|
* After deducting exit fees
**Without deducting exit fees |
Ceybank
Unit Trust
| Manager's
Selling Price |
Rs. 5.87 (per unit) |
| Managers
Buying Price |
Rs. 5.49 (per unit) |
|
Ceybank
Century Growth Fund
| Manager's
Selling Price |
Rs. 8.28 (per unit) |
| Managers
Buying Price |
Rs. 8.11 (per unit) |
|
Eagle
Gilt Edged Fund
| Manager's
Selling Price |
Rs.11.06 |
| Managers
Buying Price |
|
| More than one year |
Rs.
11.05 |
| Less than one year |
Rs.
10.94* |
|
Eagle
Income Fund
| Manager's Selling
Price |
Rs.11.06
|
| Managers Buying Price |
|
| More than one year |
Rs.11.04
|
| Less than one year |
Rs.
10.93* |
|
Eagle
Growth Fund
| Manager's
Selling Price |
Rs.8.46 |
| Managers
Buying Price |
|
| More than one
year |
Rs.8.12* |
| Less than one
year |
Rs.
8.04* |
* After deducting the
relevant exit fees applicable.
|
|
Pyramid
Unit Trust
| Manager's Selling
Price |
Rs. 5.71
(per unit) |
| Managers Buying Price |
Rs. 5.32
(per unit) |
|
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