Exchange Rates on 01.06.2012
(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 130.05 133.65
Sterling Pound 199.61 205.84
Euro 159.93 165.63
Swiss Franc 132.91 138.24
Canadian Dollar 125.02 129.77
Australian Dollar 125.19 130.31
Singapore Dollar 100.57 104.28
Japanese Yen 1.6497 1.7131
(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 350.40
Kuwait Dinar 469.92
Oman Rial 342.20
Qatar Riyal 36.28
Saudi Arabia Riyal 35.23
UAE Dirham 35.97
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 25th May, 2012 by all commercial banks
was 13.55 percent and 8.90 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the
month of April, 2012 was 8.33 percent.
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