Exchange Rates on 26.03.2012
(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 128.22 131.93
Sterling Pound 202.79 210.03
Euro 169.16 175.93
Swiss Franc 140.05 146.38
Canadian Dollar 127.67 133.14
Australian Dollar 133.05 139.06
Singapore Dollar 101.09 105.29
Japanese Yen 1.5403 1.6063
(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 345.59
Kuwait Dinar 468.24
Oman Rial 338.41
Qatar Riyal 35.78
Saudi Arabia Riyal 34.74
UAE Dirham 35.47
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 23rd March 2012
by all commercial banks was 12.62 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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