Exchange Rates on 13.03.2012
(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 120.26 123.46
Sterling Pound 187.67 193.95
Euro 157.62 163.56
Swiss Franc 130.48 136.06
Canadian Dollar 120.59 125.48
Australian Dollar 125.88 131.26
Singapore Dollar 95.15 98.87
Japanese Yen 1.4535 1.5125
(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 323.19
Kuwait Dinar 437.60
Oman Rial 315.71
Qatar Riyal 33.46
Saudi Arabia Riyal 32.49
UAE Dirham 33.17
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 09th March 2012 by all commercial banks
was 11.99 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the
month of February, 2012 was 7.55 percent.
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