Exchange Rates on 27.04.2012
(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 128.99 132.92
Sterling Pound 208.25 215.58
Euro 169.43 176.13
Swiss Franc 140.71 147.00
Canadian Dollar 130.11 135.63
Australian Dollar 132.98 138.91
Singapore Dollar 103.28 107.51
Japanese Yen 1.5852 1.6526
(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 345.48
Kuwait Dinar 468.60
Oman Rial 338.30
Qatar Riyal 35.77
Saudi Arabia Riyal 34.73
UAE Dirham 35.46
(03) 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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