Exchange Rates on 19.03.2012
(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 123.89 127.26
Sterling Pound 195.55 202.21
Euro 162.19 168.41
Swiss Franc 134.13 139.96
Canadian Dollar 124.15 129.26
Australian Dollar 130.22 135.88
Singapore Dollar 97.89 101.77
Japanese Yen 1.4819 1.5365
(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 331.44
Kuwait Dinar 448.76
Oman Rial 323.77
Qatar Riyal 34.32
Saudi Arabia Riyal 33.32
UAE Dirham 34.02
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week
ended 16th March 2012 by all commercial banks was 12.27 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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