Exchange Rates on 22.02.2012
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial
banks in Colombo for Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 am are as follows:
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
US Dollar 117.31 119.89
Sterling Pound 184.46 189.76
Euro 154.26 159.34
Swiss Franc 127.48 132.33
Canadian Dollar 116.73 120.90
Australian Dollar 123.86 128.56
Singapore Dollar 92.61 95.79
Japanese Yen 1.4602 1.5126
(2) The approximate exchange rates of Gulf Currencies, based on previous
day’s market weighted average rate for the US$ are as follow:
Country Currency Indicative Rate
Bahrain Dinar 314.25
Kuwait Dinar 426.29
Oman Rial 307.72
Qatar Riyal 32.54
Saudi Arabia Riyal 31.59
UAE Dirham 32.25
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 17th February, 2012 by all commercial banks
was 11.78 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the
month of January, 2012 was 7.35 percent.
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