Exchange Rates on 25.04.2012
(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 130.46 133.74
Sterling Pound 209.90 216.59
Euro 171.18 177.38
Swiss Franc 142.15 148.04
Canadian Dollar 131.22 136.35
Australian Dollar 133.49 139.00
Singapore Dollar 104.04 107.95
Japanese Yen 1.5919 1.6542
(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 349.36
Kuwait Dinar 473.86
Oman Rial 342.10
Qatar Riyal 36.17
Saudi Arabia Riyal 35.12
UAE Dirham 35.86
(3)The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 20th April, 2012 by all
commercial banks was 12.54 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(04) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
for the month of March, 2012 was 7.88 percent.
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