Exchange Rates on 22.03.2012
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 128.32 132.23
Sterling Pound 203.08 210.56
Euro 168.85 175.87
Swiss Franc 139.79 146.32
Canadian Dollar 126.46 134.17
Autralian Dollar 133.08 139.30
Singapore Dollar 100.98 105.31
Japanese Yen 1.5309 1.5988
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 345.91
Kuwait Dinar 468.77
Oman Rial 338.71
Qatar Riyal 35.82
Saudi Arabia Riyal 34.77
UAE Dirham 35.51
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.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the month of February, 2012 was 7.55 percent.
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