31. The ceiling rate , the five-to-10-day securities repurchase rate, was left unchanged at 5 . 60 percent. 32. The floor rate is currently 1.1055 reais against the dollar and the ceiling rate is 1.2005. 33. On Thursday, the central bank lowered both its floor and ceiling rates by a quarter point. 34. The Lombard ceiling rate was cut by 0 . 5 point to 4 . 50 percent. 35. Belgium also dropped its leading rates, cutting the ceiling rate by 25 basis points to 8.75 percent. 36. It left the official ceiling rate , the five-to-10-day securities repurchase rate, unchanged at 6 . 10 percent. 37. The new floor rate is 1.1125 reais against the dollar and the new ceiling rate is 1.1175. 38. The Bundesbank last cut rates on April 18, slashing the floor and ceiling rates by a half-point. 39. The new floor rate is 1.1115 reais against the dollar and the new ceiling rate is 1.1165. 40. The new floor rate is 1.1035 reais against the dollar and the new ceiling rate is 1.1085.
