Exchange Rates on 16.03.2012
(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 122.94 126.41
Sterling Pound 192.55 199.31
Euro 159.93 166.22
Swiss Franc 132.19 138.08
Canadian Dollar 123.07 128.27
Australian Dollar 128.60 134.31
Singapore Dollar 96.92 100.85
Japanese Yen 1.4651 1.5267
(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 331.17
Kuwait Dinar 447.11
Oman Rial 323.42
Qatar Riyal 34.29
Saudi Arabia Riyal 33.29
UAE Dirham 33.99
(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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