Exchange Rates on 15.02.2012
(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 119.16 122.35
Sterling Pound 186.50 192.77
Euro 155.75 161.65
Swiss Franc 128.68 134.21
Canadian Dollar 118.55 123.37
Australian Dollar 126.62 132.07
Singapore Dollar 93.89 97.58
Japanese Yen 1.5083 1.5700
(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 316.06
Kuwait Dinar 428.85
Oman Rial 309.50
Qatar Riyal 32.72
Saudi Arabia Riyal 31.77
UAE Dirham 32.44
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR)
during the week ended 09th February, 2012 by all commercial banks was 11.72 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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