Exchange Rates on 17.08.2012
(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 132.54 133.56
Sterling Pound 204.77 210.50
Euro 160.41 165.62
Swiss Franc 133.32 138.24
Canadian Dollar 131.47 136.09
Australian Dollar 136.17 141.25
Singapore Dollar 103.74 107.21
Japanese Yen 1.6356 1.6933
(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 349.93
Kuwait Dinar 466.92
Oman Rial 342.65
Qatar Riyal 36.23
Saudi Arabia Riyal 35.18
UAE Dirham 35.92
(3)The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR)
during the week ended 10th August 2012 by all commercial banks was 13.63 percent and 11.12 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of July, 2012 was 8.70 percent.
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