Exchange Rates on 27.03.2012
(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 128.27 131.93
Sterling Pound 204.10 211.32
Euro 170.30 177.05
Swiss Franc 140.85 147.17
Canadian Dollar 128.53 133.99
Australian Dollar 133.96 139.94
Singapore Dollar 101.27 105.43
Japanese Yen 1.5394 1.6046
(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 345.26
Kuwait Dinar 466.65
Oman Rial 337.34
Qatar Riyal 35.75
Saudi Arabia Riyal 34.71
UAE Dirham 35.44
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 23 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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