Exchange Rates on 04.07.2012
(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 131.94 135.46
Sterling Pound 206.49 212.73
Euro 165.46 171.17
Swiss Franc 137.51 142.92
Canadian Dollar 129.58 134.39
Australian Dollar 135.04 140.38
Singapore Dollar 104.00 107.72
Japanese Yen 1.6481 1.7096
(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 354.75
Kuwait Dinar 477.69
Oman Rial 346.45
Qatar Riyal 36.73
Saudi Arabia Riyal 35.66
UAE Dirham 36.41
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and
the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 29st
June, 2012 by all commercial banks was 13.39 percent and
10.20 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial
banks, for the month of June, 2012 was 8.38 percent.
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