15.03.2012
(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 122.49 125.96
Sterling Pound 191.11 197.83
Euro 158.68 164.94
Swiss Franc 130.41 136.11
Canadian Dollar 122.47 127.65
Australian Dollar 127.89 133.45
Singapore Dollar 96.08 100.01
Japanese Yen 1.4494 1.5104
(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 328.94
Kuwait Dinar 443.77
Oman Rial 322.13
Qatar Riyal 34.06
Saudi Arabia Riyal 33.07
UAE Dirham 33.76
(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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