Exchange Rates on 02.04.2012
(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 126.29 129.73
Sterling Pound 201.32 208.18
Euro 167.55 173.98
Swiss Franc 138.82 144.87
Canadian Dollar 125.79 130.97
Australian Dollar 130.37 136.04
Singapore Dollar 100.08 104.05
Japanese Yen 1.5094 1.5714
(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 339.97
Kuwait Dinar 461.39
Oman Rial 332.19
Qatar Riyal 35.20
Saudi Arabia Riyal 34.18
UAE Dirham 34.90
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 30th March 2012
by all commercial banks was 12.80 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the month of March, 2012 was 7.88 percent.
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