Exchange Rates on December 29, 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 173.85 178.21
Euro 145.09 149.35
Swiss Franc 118.77 122.83
Canadian Dollar 109.51 113.01
Australian Dollar 112.93 116.86
Singapore Dollar 86.25 88.87
Japanese Yen 1.4421 1.4888
(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 408.66
Oman Rial 295.83
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 23rd Dec. 2011
by all commercial banks was 10.41 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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