Exchange Rates on 15.06.2012
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 130.24 133.94
Sterling Pound 202.17 208.62
Euro 163.81 169.75
Swiss Franc 136.12 141.70
Canadian Dollar 126.62 131.54
Australian Dollar 129.68 135.06
Singapore Dollar 101.51 105.32
Japanese Yen 1.6382 1.7023
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 350.26
Kuwait Dinar 471.81
Oman Rial 342.06
Qatar Riyal 36.26
Saudi Arabia Riyal 35.21
UAE Dirham 35.95
The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 08th June, 2012 by all commercial banks
was 13.63 percent and 10.00 percent respectively.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the
month of May, 2012 was 8.28 percent.
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