Exchange Rates on December 16, 2011
(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 112.97 114.88
Sterling Pound 174.83 179.21
Euro 146.34 150.63
Swiss Franc 119.36 123.44
Canadian Dollar 108.67 112.14
Australian Dollar 111.66 115.56
Singapore Dollar 86.09 88.72
Japanese Yen 1.4410 1.4878
(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 302.11
Kuwait Dinar 409.12
Oman Rial 295.84
Qatar Riyal 31.28
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.37
UAE Dirham 31.01
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 12th Dec. 2011 by all commercial banks was
10.22 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month
of November, 2011 was 6.72 percent.
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