Exchange Rates on 26.04.2012
(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 130.11 133.98
Sterling Pound 209.64 217.29
Euro 171.05 178.06
Swiss Franc 142.07 148.60
Canadian Dollar 131.46 137.21
Australian Dollar 133.74 139.89
Singapore Dollar 104.01 108.40
Japanese Yen 1.5917 1.6613
(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 351.59
Kuwait Dinar 477.00
Oman Rial 344.29
Qatar Riyal 36.40
Saudi Arabia Riyal 35.34
UAE Dirham 36.09
(3)The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 20th April, 2012
by all commercial banks was 12.54 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(04) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of March, 2012 was 7.88 percent.
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