Exchange Rates on 10.04.2012
(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 124.05 127.27
Sterling Pound 196.92 203.37
Euro 162.05 168.06
Swiss Franc 134.52 140.18
Canadian Dollar 123.79 128.74
Australian Dollar 127.24 132.62
Singapore Dollar 97.91 101.67
Japanese Yen 1.5091 1.5693
(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 333.67
Kuwait Dinar 452.03
Oman Rial 326.75
Qatar Riyal 34.55
Saudi Arabia Riyal 33.54
UAE Dirham 34.25
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 05th April 2012 by all commercial banks
was 12.65 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the
month of March, 2012 was 7.88 percent.
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