Exchange Rates on 04.04.2012
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 124.84 128.27
Sterling Pound 197.68 204.46
Euro 163.82 170.15
Swiss Franc 135.71 141.64
Canadian Dollar 124.94 130.11
Australian Dollar 127.28 132.85
Singapore Dollar 98.69 102.62
Japanese Yen 1.5006 1.5628
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 336.06
Kuwait Dinar 455.08
Oman Rial 328.28
Qatar Riyal 34.80
Saudi Arabia Riyal 33.78
UAE Dirham 34.49
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.
The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks,
for the month of March, 2012 was 7.88 percent.
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