Exchange Rates on 20.03.2012
(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 127.57 131.63
Sterling Pound 201.95 209.75
Euro 167.85 175.06
Swiss Franc 138.80 145.47
Canadian Dollar 128.22 134.09
Australian Dollar 133.91 140.33
Singapore Dollar 100.76 105.21
Japanese Yen 1.5194 1.5887
(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 338.86
Kuwait Dinar 458.81
Oman Rial 331.81
Qatar Riyal 35.08
Saudi Arabia Riyal 34.08
UAE Dirham 34.78
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 16th March 2012 by all commercial banks
was 12.27 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the
month of February, 2012 was 7.55 percent.
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