Exchange Rates on 13.07.2012
(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 131.88 135.40
Sterling Pound 203.19 209.33
Euro 160.25 165.80
Swiss Franc 133.18 138.38
Canadian Dollar 128.75 133.54
Australian Dollar 133.05 138.32
Singapore Dollar 103.32 107.01
Japanese Yen 1.6547 1.7167
(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 354.93
Kuwait Dinar 474.69
Oman Rial 347.57
Qatar Riyal 36.75
Saudi Arabia Riyal 35.68
UAE Dirham 36.43
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 06th July, 2012 by all commercial
banks was 13.68 percent and 10.50 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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