Exchange Rates on 08.06.2012
(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 128.46 132.14
Sterling Pound 198.64 205.04
Euro 160.23 166.08
Swiss Franc 133.15 138.65
Canadian Dollar 124.04 128.89
Australian Dollar 125.87 131.14
Singapore Dollar 99.73 103.50
Japanese Yen 1.6097 1.6732
(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 345.21
Kuwait Dinar 463.86
Oman Rial 337.13
Qatar Riyal 35.75
Saudi Arabia Riyal 34.70
UAE Dirham 35.43
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate
(LPR) during the week ended 01st June, 2012 by all commercial banks was 13.55
percent and 10.25 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the month
of May, 2012 was 8.28 percent.
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