Exchange Rates on December 12, 2011
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo
for Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 am are as follows:
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
US Dollar 112.97 114.88
Sterling Pound 176.04 180.45
Euro 149.93 154.32
Swiss Franc 121.01 125.15
Canadian Dollar 110.00 113.52
Australian Dollar 114.09 118.06
Singapore Dollar 86.90 89.35
Japanese Yen 1.4452 1.4923
(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 302.11
Kuwait Dinar 411.71
Oman Rial 295.04
Qatar Riyal 31.28
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.37
UAE Dirham 31.01
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 12th Dec. 2011
by all commercial banks was 10.22 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of November, 2011 was 6.72 percent.
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